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  • April 21, 2015 at 3:12 am #651784
    lispeej
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      Nice report. Thanks

      April 21, 2015 at 12:13 pm #651785
      Bobber
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        I remember back in the 70’s we would make the drive have a few beers and come home with smelt!
        Never made a dip or got wet! someone was always giving fish away…that’s if you made friends with them with a few beers! the good ol days…..party’s…lots of them on the bank with fires and drunk people!

        great pic above!!

        Bob "Bobber" Carlson

        You can tell how big a person is, by what it takes to discourage them! "Hooks"

        April 21, 2015 at 9:01 pm #651786
        dougger222
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          Pic from another haul this year. We got into them real good one night and at 3:30am left a good run. Stupid sideways smart phone…

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          April 22, 2015 at 1:19 am #651788
          sundie23
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            I got 5 gallons on grind last year and was sick of cleaning just them. What u do with em all? I bet it was fun getting them tho!!

            April 24, 2015 at 2:39 am #651789
            Stoplis
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              Any updates guys? Want to go but feels like it might be to late even for Duluth location. Want to go so bad but can’t afford just to waste a trip, wife won’t forgive me if I leave her for the whole day with our 6 month old))) Appreciate any input!

              April 25, 2015 at 5:43 am #651790
              dougger222
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                sundie23 wrote:
                I got 5 gallons on grind last year and was sick of cleaning just them. What u do with em all? I bet it was fun getting them tho!!

                I have not cleaned a smelt in 5 years. We have buyers lined up before we pull the net. The last 270 gallon haul sold in 2 hours. Each year there seems to be more buyers.

                April 26, 2015 at 4:50 pm #651791
                lispeej
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                  Our crew got 25 gallons last night. Couldve gotten more but we called it a night around 1am. We were all soaked from them huge waves. Tonight should be better weather. Hope u guys do well tonight if heading out tonight…….

                  April 26, 2015 at 5:47 pm #651792
                  Anonymous

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                    Heading up….was definitely some numbers taken off of p.p last night

                    April 27, 2015 at 8:17 am #651793
                    Anonymous

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                      P.P was on… first pull while still light out was between 11-12 gallons after that I would say 1/2- 2 gallon pulls were common a lot of females dropping eggs…we were in between the tot lot and wall. I might add that we did a little better than people by us but everyone close was just using a traditional seine. we were running a seine with a 4 ft “purse” in center. Everyone got what they wanted though the traditional seines had to pull a few extra times to make up for it…talked to a guy that was at lester and he said they were getting them just not in large numbers

                      April 27, 2015 at 4:09 pm #651794
                      Xplorer
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                        dougger222 wrote:
                        I have not cleaned a smelt in 5 years. We have buyers lined up before we pull the net. The last 270 gallon haul sold in 2 hours. Each year there seems to be more buyers.

                        So since it is illegal for non-residents to sell smelt in Wisconsin (you list being from stillwater) how do you explain the above??

                        Xplorer
                        April 28, 2015 at 2:02 am #651795
                        Anonymous

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                          I guess they came in on lester late last night…one guy said they were thick enough to scoop out by hand…I wouldn’t count on it lasting long with the lack of water

                          April 28, 2015 at 2:20 am #651796
                          dougger222
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                            Xplorer wrote:

                            dougger222 wrote:
                            I have not cleaned a smelt in 5 years. We have buyers lined up before we pull the net. The last 270 gallon haul sold in 2 hours. Each year there seems to be more buyers.

                            So since it is illegal for non-residents to sell smelt in Wisconsin (you list being from stillwater) how do you explain the above??

                            Although I own 4 properties in Wisconsin my residency is Minnesota. In the next few years planning to move into our lake home. My smelting partner who lives in Wisconsin sells them. What other information do you need? I’m guessing you would love cordinances, LOL!

                            What we do is 100% legal. Someone asked what we do with them, answer sell them, pretty straight forward!

                            April 28, 2015 at 2:25 am #651797
                            dougger222
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                              On a more serious note. Good run last night for many. Had a couple friends do real well on park point and heard good reports on Lester and other rivers up the shore. One report was not great near tot lot so guessing the run could have been a little spotty. Near the break wall it was good. One group got 500+ lbs. Still a lot of males so it may not be over yet. If you want smelt get up there in the next couple days.

                              April 28, 2015 at 2:28 am #651798
                              vexman
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                                What’s the going rate for smelt

                                April 28, 2015 at 4:36 am #651799
                                dougger222
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                                  Walmart & Cub has them for about $5-6 a pound. Walmart they are frozen Cub not frozen.

                                  When the bait stores in Ashland had them they were $2-3 a pound. I think my buddy sold them for ten cents a pound.

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