In Popular Culture
• The song "Tiny Fish For Japan" by Stan Rogers is about the smelt-fishing industry.
• A "Flaming Smelt" is the tongue-in-cheek mascot of Chicago Great Books school Shimer College, which does not have any sports teams.
Read more about this topic: Smelt (fish)
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