Author Topic: Smelts Here smelts there everywhere is a smelt~~~~)<}}}> (Read 18443 times)

Ice Trapper · « **on:** Jan 26, 2009, 11:20 PM »

The smelt run is starting to pic up i went out today for a few hours durring the day and hit 48 in about an hour..

wautuhguy · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 04:18 AM »

Where?

nhtrout · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 07:30 AM »

WHERE! I CANT' WAIT ANY LONGER WHERE WHERE WHERE

Ice Trapper · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 03:35 PM »

squamscott!! ill be there saturday around 330p its the next good tide hitting seaworms on size 10-12 sabiki rigs and sandworm lets have a meet smelting!!

nhtrout · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 27, 2009, 04:06 PM »

I AM IN I WILL BE IN THE BLACK FRABILL PORTABLE SHANTY. I 'LL BR THERE FOR 3 HR BEFORE HIGH TILL ABOUT 3 HR AFTER

Ice Trapper · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 01:01 AM »

im going on thursday too ill be out there around 2p-230p around that time till laater in the night.. this snow storm that kicked up is going to have a strong part on the smelt i found out that usually before and after a storm they tend to start hitting better!!

pipes18079 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 08:01 AM »

I got a union meeting now on Thursday so I may not make it to see you unless I leave by 5:45

Marshindian · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 08:07 AM »

Were you at River Road or up above? I fished the Bay with a buddy yesterday mid-day and we got 103. Cold fishing outside and a long walk but a good time. Good news on the river giving some up.

bdragon · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 08:52 AM »

Marshindain did you travel as far as the golf course?

Marshindian · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 08:58 AM »

Yep, we fished among the thirty or so shacks over there. It will be hard going without a snowmobile after this, until another trail is packed down.

Rob F. · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 10:15 AM »

Gonna try to hit the Squamscott today.. Everyone at work is either out or bailing early.. Might do the same and head to the river..

Hope its better than my trip that I made to Maine Sat. night. Me and a buddy pulled an all night-er from 5pm till 6 am.. probably averaged 1 smelt every 20 minutes.. including a lot of dry-spell time. Took home about 40 each.. Coulda been worse, even in the 17 below AM cold..

Marshindian · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 10:35 AM »

Where did you go, Rob? We did excellent at James' Eddy Sunday on the outgoing; 692 fish for four people. You weren't using the "house lines", were you?

Rob F. · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 11:00 AM »

Quote from: Marshindian on Jan 28, 2009, 10:35 AM

Where did you go, Rob? We did excellent at James' Eddy Sunday on the outgoing; 692 fish for four people. You weren't using the "house lines", were you?

Obviously I didnt go where you went.,, *pout*.. I'm jealous..

Went to a buddy's shack up river from Worthings next to a local boat ramp. What really suxxed was the holes kept filling with ice chunks. I heard that it was ice coming down the river from a fresh water lake that was up-river. What a pain..

dustinfromnh · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 12:00 PM »

fished from 11:30 pm to 2 30am in stratham last night....

not one fish.

one guy got 4. everyone else i talked to didn't get a thing.

still not running too well.

Ice Trapper · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 06:34 PM »

Im heading to the squamscott tomorrow around1 or 2p if yall want to meet up let me know..ill be out there i use my portable dog house hunting blind it should be up!! hope to see ya'll out there!!!

wautuhguy · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 28, 2009, 08:49 PM »

Sould be real nasty down there Exeter 4-5 inches of snow followed by heavy mix to heavy rain and thats on top of four or five storms worth of snow that never even thought of melting. Raymond 7-11 was quite flooded.Would think local ponds junk.

Rob F. · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 05:09 AM »

I went to the Squamscott yesterday from 1:30 till 5'ish. Not a bite. Spoke with others that were out there and nothing.

Also spoke with the Fish & Game interns who were doing their annual surveys. According to the girl they have been out quite a bit and have not heard any good reports in over 2 weeks...

Was thinking about going again Sat but not sure at this point with all the bad reports... A buddy of mine wants to go to the bay but I have never fished it before..

Where all da smelt

Marshindian · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 05:23 AM »

Da Bay. Park at Thomas' place and when you hit the ice turn left and walk or snowmobile about a mile to the large cluster of shacks. Try to get there at least three hours before high tide; ideally you'll churn mud with your auger and within an hour the ice will lift and fishies swim by!

PM or email me if you want directions to Thomas' place.

wautuhguy · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 05:25 AM »

How is the ice out there fellas?

james · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 07:37 AM »

You guys that are drilling holes on the bay with augers had better be carefull you dont land your blades on a oyster bed,that could be tasty or a disaster.

and you might want to rinse your auger off or it will get real rusty quick

wautuhguy · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 03:39 PM »

Any ice reports from smeltshantyville since the storm?Any fish?

6wheels · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 29, 2009, 06:47 PM »

Marshindian has it right. Three hours before the high but make the effort to walk out to the group of shelters way off to the left by the golf course. Tried the closer shanty towns and got zippo. Caught 80 last week by the golf course. They were cruising by in 14 inches of water. Weird being so shallow but theres a reason the shanty town is there. Lotsa fishies!

Ice Trapper · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 03:46 AM »

got 18 lastnight in about an hours time on the squamscott!!

wautuhguy · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 05:25 AM »

I'm trying the outgoing this pm at stratham.

cSpike · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 05:33 AM »

Quote from: Ice Trapper on Jan 30, 2009, 03:46 AM

got 18 lastnight in about an hours time on the squamscott!!

You fishing river rd or up river from there?
May give it a go Saturday. Looks like a nice evening tide.

Spike

wautuhguy · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 06:09 AM »

River rd is easy for me caus i got no shanty and I'm usually alone.

rob-s · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 07:39 AM »

is there a set limit on the amount of smelt you can keep ?

Johnny Ringo · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 07:54 AM »

I'm also going to give River Rd another try on Sat as the access getting on/off the ice (at least at lower tide) is easy. Been caught a couple of getting off the ice when the tide was still up and it can be very slippery and under water...

I have a 2 man clam 5600 and my usual fishing buddy can't make it, so if anyone is interested in joining me let me know.

rob-s · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 07:58 AM »

Quote from: knurren on Jan 30, 2009, 07:47 AM

As many as you can fit in your trousers, Huddla huddla.

do you have a saltwater digest handy ?
a 10 quart limit has been mentioned,
my guess is that's less than a 5 gallon pailfull.
not sure trousers are legitimate measure

Jiffy Man · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 30, 2009, 08:25 AM »

Quote from: rob-s on Jan 30, 2009, 07:39 AM

is there a set limit on the amount of smelt you can keep ?

10 Quarts liquid measure which is less than a 5 gallon bucket. Around 15 lbs. The old metal calmming buckets were 10 quarts, wish I still had one of those.

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