Smelt fishing is a generations-old Wisconsin outdoors tradition
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With Feet on Common Ground - Journal of Folklore and Education
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Alosa pseudoharengus (alewife)
Little to no smelt dipping expected this year
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Dispatches From a Fishless Lake – Chicago Maroon
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Smelters gather for last hurrah at favorite Milwaukee lakefront site
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The Great Lakes Best Brown Trout Ports by Mark Romanack (Fishing 411 T – Great Lakes Angler
Smelt dipping in the carp river. #yooper #fish #michigan #northernmic
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TOP 10 BEST Smelt in Chicago, IL - Updated 2024 - Yelp
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Smelt fishing is a generations-old Wisconsin outdoors tradition
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YN Tribal School Students Experience Smelt Fishing
The smelt are running! - Wisconsin Historical Society