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Disco	Posted: Apr 08, 2024 - 01:35 pm #permalink #1
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2503 Member No.: 10908 Joined: January 25, 2016	Got two five gallon pails full in under 2 hours. A pail each for a buddy and I. Sorry I can’t share where it was as it’s my buddies spot and I was invited. What I can say is I have seen several reports of good catches of Smelt. They are running early this year so get out and get some.

Disco	Posted: Apr 08, 2024 - 01:37 pm #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2503 Member No.: 10908 Joined: January 25, 2016	Some big ones around.

Fozzy47	Posted: Apr 08, 2024 - 09:29 pm #permalink #3
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 645 Member No.: 18006 Joined: January 23, 2020	My Uncle had a neat quick way to preparing smelts. On the outside of the smelt, he ran his thumb down the belly from head to tail, cleaned out whatever came out, and rinsed & dried them then deep fried them to crispy golden brown Damn good... he could do a 5 gal pail of smelt in no time... lol

naturefan	Posted: Apr 08, 2024 - 09:35 pm #permalink #4
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 412 Member No.: 3236 Joined: January 26, 2013	That is tasty! Nice size of them.

Longshank	Posted: Apr 08, 2024 - 10:27 pm #permalink #5
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 11034 Member No.: 118 Joined: February 11, 2011	nice..........and ya they are going good

Mike33	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 06:25 am #permalink #6
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 322 Member No.: 19120 Joined: March 09, 2021	Nice haul!

mykola	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 07:13 am #permalink #7
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1155 Member No.: 13075 Joined: January 11, 2017	Saw some boiling on surface in the sandy shallows on my way out to fish as the eclipse was setting in, pretty cool.

crappeeeman	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 07:17 am #permalink #8
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 3215 Member No.: 18589 Joined: September 15, 2020	The larger fish up there must be happy and full, with that much to eat. Enjoy your fish sticks.

Disco	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 08:38 am #permalink #9
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2503 Member No.: 10908 Joined: January 25, 2016	Ate some last night and did something different. I marinated them in red hot then flour/cornstarch and fried. Turned out really good IMO. Nicely different.

mykola

Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 10:05 am

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QUOTE (Disco @ Apr 09, 2024 - 08:38 am)

Ate some last night and did something different.

I marinated them in red hot then flour/cornstarch and fried.

Turned out really good IMO. Nicely different.

I’ve got a recipe for cedar planked smelts I’ll post later.

Itsaboutime	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 11:01 am #permalink #11
Egg Group: Newbies Posts: 5 Member No.: 19300 Joined: July 14, 2021	It's been a long while for me but back in the day we used to use scissors for a quick cleaning. Then into a deep fryer c/w beer batter! could not get enough of them!

Icemanjay	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 11:01 am #permalink #12
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 833 Member No.: 13620 Joined: February 08, 2017	Never had them myself Disco but that sounds great man

Hunterman	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 03:58 pm #permalink #13
Smolt Trout Group: Members Posts: 195 Member No.: 14832 Joined: December 17, 2017	Wow, nice. Am I ever glad the GPS coordinates are on the picture details. I’ll be there tonight. J/K. Seriously some guys have sent me pics before where this was indeed the case lol. I haven’t got a haul like that for 15 years. Good to see there’s still good days somewhere now…

Nuclear	Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 06:25 pm #permalink #14
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 1171 Member No.: 3419 Joined: February 03, 2013	Nice catch I went last night but they weren't running where I went enjoy the feed

Disco

Posted: Apr 09, 2024 - 08:43 pm

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QUOTE (Hunterman @ Apr 09, 2024 - 03:58 pm)

Wow, nice.
Am I ever glad the GPS coordinates are on the picture details. I’ll be there tonight. J/K. Seriously some guys have sent me pics before where this was indeed the case lol. I haven’t got a haul like that for 15 years. Good to see there’s still good days somewhere now…

???

I sure hope the GPS coordinates aren’t leading you anywhere as I took that pic in my kitchen sink.

If you show up there in the dark at least turn on the coffee pot.

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