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  Lake Michigan Smelt Fishing 
  TitleOwnerCategoryVersionLast UpdatedSizeDownload
Smelt History and Abundance  2/26/200735.00Download
Commercial smelt fishing  2/26/200723.00Download
  Commercial Smelt Fishing 
Smelt trawling boats
Spooling the net
Birds follow up the net full of smelt
The net is untied on the deck
The haul is dumped on the deck
The fish are sorted on board
Chubs are separated from smelt
Smelt are mechanically sorted by size
The sorted fish fall into large tubs
Smelt are placed on a heading machine
Cleaned fish prepared for shipment
Fresh smelt at the fish shop
A basket of fried smelt

 

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