We know there are some smelt around, but we haven't heard of any caught by sport fishers.

Smelt like it around 42 degrees or higher.

We can't make any guarantees, but the prospects for getting smelt this Saturday are looking good.

We had one unsubstantiated report of some guys getting smelt in the river last Saturday, but nothing's confirmed yet. All I can say at this point is the conditions are right.

The water is dropping, the time is right, and there have been some smelt in there. Everything is pointing in a positive direction for the weekend.

There will be no changes to fishing seasons in the lower tributaries from last year. There will be in-season monitoring of the runs to make sure the seasons are as forecasted.