A school of smelt can be seen in Foster brook.
Just this week, I noticed one of the more interesting occurrences of the spring. The smelt have begun their trip upstream to spawn in many area streams.
Smelt are a food source for salmon, lake trout and bigger fish. They traditionally swim in schools and are easy to see in the bright sunlight against the bottom of a shallow stream.
You know spring is here when you see the smelt start “running”.
This shot was difficult to take because they were swimming so fast in the cold water.
It was a pleasant surprise to see such large numbers of smelt in Foster brook this year.
I think these ducks were even trying to get a mouthful.