Better late than never: Lake Superior smelt run is on
DULUTH — They've been out this week along the sand beach of Minnesota Point, along the South Pier of the ship canal and at the mouth of the Lester ...
DULUTH — They've been out this week along the sand beach of Minnesota Point, along the South Pier of the ship canal and at the mouth of the Lester River. Netters, by the dozens, maybe hundreds on warmer nights, are looking to grab their share of silvery smelt. And on some nights, they are going home with buckets full. On Tuesday night along the Lester River, the action was a little slower, but netters clad in waders and hip boots and rubber knee boots were hard at it — dipping and scooping, dipping and scooping — as soon as the sun went down.