smeltin in southern maine

[fishcaptain1]

went to the york river yesterday smelting.  cold windy and no shack.  fishing was hot and heavy between the four of us we ended up with 2 five gallon buckets full in 4 hours bite finally stopped two hours after high tide very cold but a lot of fun could not even drink a beer to much action and it froze as soon as you opened it

[St.Croix]

That is awesome! How was the ice? wanted to but have not made it over there yet this year.

[fishcaptain1]

the ice wasnt to bad dont know if it will last this warm spell though about 7 inches just the way york river is alot of tide up there

[Sinnian]

went to the york river yesterday smelting.  cold windy and no shack.  fishing was hot and heavy between the four of us we ended up with 2 five gallon buckets full in 4 hours bite finally stopped two hours after high tide very cold but a lot of fun could not even drink a beer to much action and it froze as soon as you opened it

2 five gallons buckets of smelts is a lot more then the 8 quarts four people can keep 

[GraniteBass]

I think through the ice during the winter there is no limit.

http://www.maine.gov/dmr/recreational/documents/2010SPORTFISHINGREGULATIONSa.pdf

The 2 quart seems to be from March 15 - June 30.

[fishcaptain1]

there is no limit through the ice just in the spring when dippind them