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Title: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: SeaDog1 on Jan 15, 2014, 12:53 PM

Hi,

Has anyone tried smelt fishing this year ???

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: schaffman on Jan 15, 2014, 01:49 PM

I was able to snag 3 dozen from Stop and Shop the other day.   Fried those up last night.   However I have not been out actually fishing for them this year.   I'm headed to Maine the last week of January for work.   May try to get out up there.

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: TT on Jan 15, 2014, 02:07 PM

Quote from: SeaDog1 on Jan 15, 2014, 12:53 PM

Hi,

Has anyone tried smelt fishing this year ???

  Yep, couple of times.

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: MrFishfinger on Jan 15, 2014, 03:25 PM

Sure have!

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: TT on Jan 15, 2014, 03:51 PM

I haven't found any local with heads. If I did I'd fill a section in the freezer.

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: THE JIGGER on Jan 15, 2014, 08:49 PM

Quote from: TT on Jan 15, 2014, 03:51 PM

I haven't found any local with heads. If I did I'd fill a section in the freezer.

Some ethnic stores have frozen whole sardines with heads ungutted. toothy candy

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: schaffman on Jan 15, 2014, 09:22 PM

The one's I had are gutted and without heads.   However, they did have bags of those big old sardines from Portugal, Head on.   I got a bag of 12 or so with fish from 8 to 10 inches.   I haven't figured out if I want to use those for bait or grill em up.    If the rainbow smelt are running in Maine in a few weeks, I'll salve some for bait.

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: Velcro on Jan 16, 2014, 06:54 AM

They were having a buy-one get-one sale on frozen smelt at Pricechopper not long ago... Fried up a few, not too bad but might just use the rest for bait...

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: glenn1776 on Jan 16, 2014, 07:31 AM

Cant beat fresh smelt! :)

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: androux on Jan 16, 2014, 05:26 PM

Would a trout eat a dead smelt? I had a buddy ask me recently, I figured trout generally like fresh bait, and I know they like smelt in certain waters, would conclude that freshly caught smelt right from the jigging pole to the tilt would be the only way to go.

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: lakerdave on Jan 19, 2014, 08:07 PM

I caught Lakers on smelt gutted with no heads .

Title: Re: Smelt Fishing ?
Post by: glenn1776 on Jan 01, 2015, 02:33 PM

French fries