smelt

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In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wrote that it is concerned about weakened protections for winter-run and spring-run chinook salmon, steelhead trout, delta smelt and longfin smelt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

"The worst part was the water. It smelt like sewage. We drank as little as possible."

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

It was to tempt them to eat The place smelt like a grocer’s, a butcher’s, a dairy and a fishmonger’s, rolled into one.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White