1/2 teaspoon ground ancho chile powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 (6-ounce) Alaskan salmon fillets; Cooking spray; 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Beginning May 16 permanent rules resume as listed in the 2015 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. SMELT. Effective Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 15, from 6 a.m. until noon the Sandy River will be open for retention of smelt.
Smelt were brought into the Great Lakes in the early 1900s to help stocked Atlantic salmon survive. Smelt were initially stocked in Crystal Lake, in northwest Michigan, and a population soon spread to Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes. They were first found in Lake Superior in 1930. In the water, rainbow smelt are shimmering and colorful, which inspired their name. Removed from the water, they quickly fade to a silvery white. Out of the water, rainbow smelt are said to emit an odor like freshly cut cucumbers. The smelt move from lakes into tributaries in early spring to spawn.