A Trump executive order directs agencies to 'to route more water' across the state. But some say there's a lot more at stake.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region fisheries supervisor Smelt make the world go around … at least on Moosehead Lake. They ...

Nicknamed the "French fry of the lake," smelt are a bite-sized, mild-flavored fish that are best served lightly dredged and deep-fried. On average, they grow to about five inches in length ...

President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish.

As more than 60 square miles Los Angeles violently burned earlier this month, then-President Elect Donald Trump placed blame on a fish. Trump falsely implied in a Truth Social post that Los Angeles ...

John Han of Vancouver, from left, gets a hand from his son, Andrew, 13, as his father, Jaedeok, looks on as three generations of fishermen enjoy the smelt event along the Cowlitz River on Tuesday ...

MITO--Government and company officials here plan to turn Lake Kasumigaura, known for “wakasagi” smelt and “shirauo” icefish, into a caviar production center using the roe of locally farmed ...