There are a few places in Oregon, North America that have "Smelt Festivals."
People literally walk to the beach and just toss in bait nets or fine gills nets where the breakers are around 4-ish feet (about 150cm) in height.... and theu fry them up, right on the beach, and serve them with local beer.
("Local beer" in Oregon is, quite frankly, amazing; better than any beer I have had in North America and most of Europe. It's ridiculous how good the beer is that these weirdos make! It's almost offensive...)