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Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:40 am
by the_doctor
Thought this would interest some here.
Pulled up a smelt (?) while fishing for perch here up north. 55 FOW dropping nightcrawlers.
I know they are rare in Champlain now and I thought guys mostly got them while ice fishing.

P.S. I got a new boat! 14' Mirrocraft. Hoping to get some rods and slide divers ASAP for fall. Maybe I will start by trolling in the smelt spot...

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Re: Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:13 pm
by Papatom
60 yrs ago my brother and would go up to essex and sometimes caught 5 gal buckets of smelt. Fished thru the ice in a shanty. Sold the smelt took the money to florida during easter and bought fire works which we brought back to Ticonderoga and sold 4th of july week.

Re: Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:05 pm
by fishy1
nice smelt bettting there is alot more there.

Re: Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:49 am
by raz
Good to see that! Caught this one while trolling back in November 2014. I don't remember the length.

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Re: Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:47 pm
by fishy1
raz wrote: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:49 am Good to see that! Caught this one while trolling back in November 2014. I don't remember the length.

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thats a dandy raz.

Re: Catching a Smelt (?)

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:17 am
by Dead lake
That Michigan stinger size.