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Offline Nessmuck

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Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« on: Jan 02, 2023, 11:15 PM »
Have to take my Nephew this year...he’s nevah been. He’s on break from College until feb 10. I hope it freezes up by then . Keep me posted .....and thanks !

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 03, 2023, 05:45 AM »
I don’t see it happening this year honestly for most places.

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 03, 2023, 12:57 PM »
James Eddy and the new place around the bend should get something - I hope… at least a couple weeks… maybe?!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 03, 2023, 03:46 PM »
Fishhead680 ,    do you know the name of the new place  aronud the bend ?

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #4 on: Jan 03, 2023, 04:02 PM »
I was in touch with James Eddy Smelt Camps last week, report was "no Ice"

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #5 on: Jan 24, 2023, 09:19 PM »
Any reports of Shacks on ice ?

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #6 on: Jan 25, 2023, 04:25 AM »
No ice on the Kennebec, talked to Jim Worthing he said if it ices up now, he won't put the shacks on at this point.
Bait goes on the hook... hook goes in the water...smelt is in the water...OUR SMELT!!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #7 on: Jan 28, 2023, 09:27 PM »
Thanks for that info

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #8 on: Jan 30, 2023, 10:45 AM »
Sorry - missed the question - I believe the new place is named Back 40

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #9 on: Jan 30, 2023, 03:41 PM »
Some of our lakes with a good population of smelts can be just as fun , with high water flow rivers will not be safe!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #10 on: Jan 31, 2023, 06:25 AM »
I was on yesterday. No luck. Lost an inch of ice overnight from Sunday. 2 inches was about it. Snow ice at that.
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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #11 on: Jan 31, 2023, 01:19 PM »
One person at Water Street in Brunswick just now. Not out very far. No camps or sign or any other activity
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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #12 on: Feb 03, 2023, 09:52 PM »
Pretty sad year for ice

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #13 on: Feb 07, 2023, 05:38 AM »
Well I guess Jim Worthing changed his mind, drove by his place this morning and he has about 2 dozen shacks on the ice ready to go, go get em!
Bait goes on the hook... hook goes in the water...smelt is in the water...OUR SMELT!!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #14 on: Feb 07, 2023, 08:06 AM »
They need to be very careful ! EVERY WARMER DAY MORE CURRENT, which can lead to fast thining of ice

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #15 on: Feb 07, 2023, 02:13 PM »
Smelting at Worthings tomorrow at 4:15pm.  Hopes of catching a bunch are not high, but will report Thursday

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #16 on: Feb 08, 2023, 05:14 PM »
Thanks for the up lifting report

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #17 on: Feb 08, 2023, 05:42 PM »
I have only done smelting in a shanty, down in NH on small streams. Without ice, a dock with a shanty on it would get you over the same fish... Would something like that work on your rivers up there? Anchored floating huts? Just a thought...

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #18 on: Feb 08, 2023, 05:43 PM »
just got notification that James Eddy has shacks out and is open

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #19 on: Feb 08, 2023, 05:54 PM »
They won’t be out long . Looks like another warm up coming .

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #20 on: Feb 08, 2023, 08:58 PM »
4 man shack with jig poles, didn't catch any, and don't think the other shacks did any better.  Still nice to get out at least once this year

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #21 on: Feb 09, 2023, 05:33 AM »
I have only done smelting in a shanty, down in NH on small streams. Without ice, a dock with a shanty on it would get you over the same fish... Would something like that work on your rivers up there? Anchored floating huts? Just a thought...
used to be able to stand on the docks here in Maine and cast treble hooks with a weight on the end and snag them as you reeled in, state law doesn't allow that anymore.
Bait goes on the hook... hook goes in the water...smelt is in the water...OUR SMELT!!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #22 on: Feb 09, 2023, 09:11 AM »
used to be able to stand on the docks here in Maine and cast treble hooks with a weight on the end and snag them as you reeled in, state law doesn't allow that anymore.
I remember doing that with my grandfather in Gardiner.  Never got more rhan a dozen, but good memories

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #23 on: Feb 09, 2023, 09:59 AM »
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used to be able to stand on the docks here in Maine and cast treble hooks with a weight on the end and snag them as you reeled in, state law doesn't allow that anymore.
Is it the snagging or fishing for them from the docks (open water) that is not allowed?

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #24 on: Feb 09, 2023, 04:54 PM »
Snagging, or foul hooking

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #25 on: Feb 09, 2023, 07:32 PM »
I suppose you could float a shack on the river and fish for them that way, that probably would be we quite an adventure, but still not sure if that would be legal because it wouldn't be through the ice
Bait goes on the hook... hook goes in the water...smelt is in the water...OUR SMELT!!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #26 on: Feb 12, 2023, 02:26 PM »
Worthing took his shacks off.
Bait goes on the hook... hook goes in the water...smelt is in the water...OUR SMELT!!!

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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #27 on: Feb 12, 2023, 04:07 PM »
Last day for james eddy today
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Re: Smelt ....maybe soon ?
« Reply #28 on: Mar 04, 2023, 11:13 PM »
What a Sad year .....we’ll if the Good Lords Willing...I can show my nephew ,what this smelting is all about next year. Thanks For the reports !

 



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