Guest christopher Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 does anybody know if the smelts are running in port yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one last cast Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hi, Last year the smelts did not come in until the end of March, and they did not last long at all. tight lines, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Chris.....bout the only thing I saw running at Port was a mudpuppy.....them legs were just smokin ! Seriously......you can get smelt through the ice up near the grandstands but not very many. Looks like Dunville or Rameys bend will give you enough for a good meal . Maybe this April the smelt will be heavier in the harbour or the Niagara River when the netting season begins . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pikemasta13 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Speaking of that does anyone know any new recipes for these guys. I havnot been smelt fishing in ages, I used to go back in the 80s at port weller. Great times. Usually we fry them! cheerssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brad_c Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 try using Fish Crisp, Italian... coat them each twice, then deep fry them, or if you dont have a deep fryer, do em in olive oil in a pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieD Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 try using Fish Crisp, Italian... coat them each twice, then deep fry them, or if you dont have a deep fryer, do em in olive oil in a pan. 9252[/snapback] yummy....you are making me so hungry! I remember smelt from when I was a kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 If I can get a couple doz. big smelt (7-8" ) , I would like to try to take the fillets ,flower them, roll them up & toothpick them, then into the deep fryer (oops, I'm droolin in the key board).....Then you dip them in melted butter .......Poor mans shrimp !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottydog Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hey Smerchly: I've got the munchies and that post did me in. Poor mans shrimp. Better than shrimp. That butter got me. Maybe a good year for smelts. Good fishing. Scottydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ICECAP Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I've fished at Port D for yrs. Never seen any smelt. Where do you guys see smelt at Port D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest christopher Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 we use to go behind the legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Icecap........We used to get smelt by the tons at Port Dal. behind the legion, back in the 1950's . There is a smaller run of them now in the harbour but when I was getting minnows this past Nov. with a 3 ft. net, I caught a few small smelts ....never got them this way before. I thought they came in the spring time with the high waters triggering the smelt run. I think many of them come in from Erie throught the 12 mile creek and end up both in the harbour & under the ice in Martindale & the grandstand area at Port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest salmon Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Grand from Port Maitland to the dam at Dunnville is full of smelt right now. I caught 130 on tear drop jigs tipped with maggots last saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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