Every winter, when tributaries of the Kennebec River freeze over, pop-up fishing outposts, known as Smelt Camps, are set up on the ice. Fishermen from all over Maine visit these camps to rent shacks in six-hour intervals, hoping to fill a bucket with delicious rainbow smelt. Last winter, we visited James Eddy Smelt Camp to experience this fishing tradition for ourselves. For more information: https://www.onthewater.com/smelt-camp https://visitmaine.com/organization/james-eddy-smelt-camps/85a28185-a0f0-4d0c-8ed0-f7a67703e1e5 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthewatermagazine/ https://www.instagram.com/livingoffthelandandsea/ https://www.instagram.com/jamestfee/ https://www.instagram.com/adamjeldridge/ https://www.instagram.com/edstack99/ https://www.instagram.com/wicked_wec/