Scores of microscopic eggs revealed from sediment on Willows Beach in Oak Bay serve as a retirement reward for Tony Otten. He ...

Masago is the roe, or ripened eggs, of capelin. This fish—which is part of the smelt family—looks like a sardine. The main ...

Probably the most controversial fish in this region, if not in California as a whole, is the Delta Smelt. The Delta smelt is the poster child of all that is wrong in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

BREEDING: Spawning occurs in fresh water during the winter and spring at low water temperatures. Most females produce fewer than 3,000 eggs. LIFE CYCLE: Delta smelt generally live only one year, ...

BREEDING: Longfin smelt spawn in estuaries in fresh or slightly brackish water over sandy or gravel substrates, with most spawning occurring between January and March. Males arrive on the spawning ...

Nicknamed the "French fry of the lake," smelt are a bite-sized ... there will be yellow eggs, called roe. If you're close to a sink and would like a more thorough clean, rinse the abdominal ...