Re: Smelt run
[Re: Bigwoods13]
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05/05/22 01:57 PM
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In the early 80's I ran smelting nets on Lake Michigan, mainly the Kewaunee pier, also the Manitowoc River. I can eat them all day long, cleaning pails full........ is another story ! We used scIssors until the fingers about broke off.
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Re: Smelt run
[Re: Bigwoods13]
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05/05/22 07:56 PM
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No smelt run to speak off that I have heard of in a long time in NE WI.
Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures
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Re: Smelt run
[Re: Bigwoods13]
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05/05/22 07:59 PM
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Used to be great smelt runs n the finger lakes of New York but not any more and yes they are tasty cooked crispy is the way I like them.......jk
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Re: Smelt run
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05/05/22 08:16 PM
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No smelt run to speak off that I have heard of in a long time in NE WI. Nope, I hear of smelting up on Lake Superior, but not on Lake Michigan or any tributaries.
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Re: Smelt run
[Re: Bigwoods13]
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05/05/22 09:29 PM
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Smelt are almost like the buffalo, almost gone any more . There were great runs back in the 1960's but rare any more . Ohio hasn't had one in 30 years to the best of what I remember . Just like the sucker gigging 60 years ago .
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Re: Smelt run
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05/05/22 09:50 PM
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Fond memories of many nights on the beach at Pier Cove in Allegan County in the 70's. Camp fires on the beach and smelt dipping 'till early morning.
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Re: Smelt run
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05/06/22 02:31 AM
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I LOVE SMELT, YUM!
Had them first in Columbus, Ohio. My then fiancé (now wife of 45 years) and I had finished the third and last day of the bar exam. Her Dad gave us an envelope that said “Open after the end of day three”. The envelope contained a note saying have a blast and plenty of cash to treat us to a night on the town to blow off steam. After a couple room service drinks, we took a cab to Engine House #9 restaurant where beautiful women greeted us at the door tempting us with seafood to try. One gal had smelt cooked to crispy perfection. I tried one and immediately was hooked on them. (Smelt. I was already hooked on beautiful women.)
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Re: Smelt run
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05/06/22 05:20 AM
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My smelt the last several years come on hook and line through the ice. Higgins Lake, just north of Houghton Lake in Northern lower Michigan has a great smelt fishery. Starts at first ice using lights under ice to draw clouds of them in. Ending in March with them biting during the daytime. I use several hooks with a weighted hook on the bottom.
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