Smelting on Friday!

mallard · 03-23-05, 10:49 PM

Well, yesterday I killed a mosquito. Depending on shade, some parts of the ground still have snow. The pond still has some ice.

However at the river, the icebreaker came and did its work, and some water is free to cast from shore! Since open water season doesn't begin until April 1st, we aren't allowed to go striper fishing.

but we can smelt!

I've actually yet to do it, but I've heard how fun it can be. For those unfamiliar with smelt, they are about 6 inches long and travel in enormous schools. You use treble hooks to snag them when ripping through a school. (No catch and release, obviously. Food/stored bait.)

Signs of spring up here. Getting very close to 50 degree highs. Songbirds return. Ducks and geese. Snakes come back out (in reference to another post).

$24 for that fishing license, let's make it worth every penny!

danrw84 · 03-24-05, 12:25 PM

Lone,
I saw an article in either my Field and Stream or Outdoor Life that showed a guy wading near the bank scooping smelt up with a hand held net? Is that legal where you are?

Rob Mak · 03-24-05, 08:16 PM

yeah geek it is leagel in ny also the net size is extremly enforced. besides nothing like boiled leeks/ramps,deep fried, beer battered smelt, and a bucket of sam adams

zooker

mike0062466 · 03-24-05, 09:30 PM

[quote author=Lone_Archer link=board=Tourneys;num=1111628966;start=0#0 date=03/23/05 at 20:49:26]Well, yesterday I killed a mosquito. [/quote]
I just joined PETA because of people like you who inflict such unspeakable cruelty on God's creatures! ;D

mallard · 03-24-05, 10:12 PM

I'm an unofficial member of PETA

People eating tasty animals

mallard · 03-25-05, 11:17 PM

Ha, well, I went to the river with two friends and we made some casts for about 2 hours, but didn't catch any fish. Ah well.

We had a lot of fun in the day after leaving the river.

We nearly called a girl, posing as a victoria's secret telemarketer, conducting a survey on pantie preference

Welcome to warped sense of humor.

I actually had some good pictures, such as a plastic spoon we caught (no kidding) and also one of us in a broken shopping cart while being tipped over, but the camera batteries were gone. Alas! Next time perhaps.

Rob Mak · 03-26-05, 02:59 PM

where to start........ sounds like being and average 15 year old don't it??

zooker

profishermenkid16 · 03-26-05, 08:40 PM

Lone, They are great to eat.As Zooker said its legal here in NY to net them.On a good run you can fill a garbage can full of them in a few hours of wading and dipping.The downside of it is you have to clean them all. We use scissors to clean them. P N J

Rob Mak · 03-26-05, 09:59 PM

we used paring knives and spend half a day cleaning

zooker

socalbasser · 03-31-05, 01:15 AM

Zook,

If you like em fried, try em smoked sometime. A little taste of paradise IMO.

Skeeter

03-23-05, 10:49 PM	#1
mallard BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: St Louis Missouri Posts: 0	Smelting on Friday! Well, yesterday I killed a mosquito. Depending on shade, some parts of the ground still have snow. The pond still has some ice. However at the river, the icebreaker came and did its work, and some water is free to cast from shore! Since open water season doesn't begin until April 1st, we aren't allowed to go striper fishing. but we can smelt! I've actually yet to do it, but I've heard how fun it can be. For those unfamiliar with smelt, they are about 6 inches long and travel in enormous schools. You use treble hooks to snag them when ripping through a school. (No catch and release, obviously. Food/stored bait.) Signs of spring up here. Getting very close to 50 degree highs. Songbirds return. Ducks and geese. Snakes come back out (in reference to another post). $24 for that fishing license, let's make it worth every penny!

03-24-05, 12:25 PM	#2
danrw84 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! Lone, I saw an article in either my Field and Stream or Outdoor Life that showed a guy wading near the bank scooping smelt up with a hand held net? Is that legal where you are?

03-24-05, 08:16 PM	#3
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Smelting on Friday! yeah geek it is leagel in ny also the net size is extremly enforced. besides nothing like boiled leeks/ramps,deep fried, beer battered smelt, and a bucket of sam adams zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

03-24-05, 09:30 PM	#4
mike0062466 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! [quote author=Lone_Archer link=board=Tourneys;num=1111628966;start=0#0 date=03/23/05 at 20:49:26]Well, yesterday I killed a mosquito. [/quote] I just joined PETA because of people like you who inflict such unspeakable cruelty on God's creatures! ;D

03-24-05, 10:12 PM	#5
mallard BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: St Louis Missouri Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! I'm an unofficial member of PETA People eating tasty animals

03-25-05, 11:17 PM	#6
mallard BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: St Louis Missouri Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! Ha, well, I went to the river with two friends and we made some casts for about 2 hours, but didn't catch any fish. Ah well. We had a lot of fun in the day after leaving the river. We nearly called a girl, posing as a victoria's secret telemarketer, conducting a survey on pantie preference Welcome to warped sense of humor. I actually had some good pictures, such as a plastic spoon we caught (no kidding) and also one of us in a broken shopping cart while being tipped over, but the camera batteries were gone. Alas! Next time perhaps.

03-26-05, 02:59 PM	#7
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Smelting on Friday! where to start........ sounds like being and average 15 year old don't it?? zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

03-26-05, 08:40 PM	#8
profishermenkid16 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! Lone, They are great to eat.As Zooker said its legal here in NY to net them.On a good run you can fill a garbage can full of them in a few hours of wading and dipping.The downside of it is you have to clean them all. We use scissors to clean them. P N J

03-26-05, 09:59 PM	#9
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Smelting on Friday! we used paring knives and spend half a day cleaning zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

03-31-05, 01:15 AM	#10
socalbasser BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Smelting on Friday! Zook, If you like em fried, try em smoked sometime. A little taste of paradise IMO. Skeeter

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