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Published April 25, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: Smelt fishing in Duluth


Smelters line the mouth of the Lester River using nets to scoop up smelt on April 23, 2012. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)

  • Smelters line the mouth of the Lester River using nets to scoop up smelt on April 23, 2012. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Dressed in a bomber hat and leopard-print scarf, Toy Carson of Duluth helps drag a net filled with smelt caught in Lake Superior to the beach, where family and friends gather the fish and place them in buckets. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • As per ancient tradition, Ed Jaakola of Cloquet bites into a smelt he caught off Park Point on Monday night. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • After rinsing their smelt caught off Park Point, Pheng Lee of Cottage Grove, Minn., David Vang of Minneapolis and Long Lee of Cottage Grove toss them into their 150-quart cooler. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A smelter on the Lester River uses a flashlight to find his way safely into the water for a good spot to net smelt Monday night. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Smelters sweep their nets through the water near the Lester River Bridge on London Road on Monday night as they cast shadows on the reflection of a streetlight from above. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • A cornucopia of smelt fills a 150-quart cooler belonging to Pheng Lee of Cottage Grove, Minn. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
  • Mark Syvoraphane (left) of Shakopee and Toy Carson of Duluth slowly walk their net filled with smelt caught in Lake Superior toward the beach on Park Point on Monday night. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)