Has anyone been doing well with smelt fishing? I have been on two or three trips for smelts on fridays. The fishing has been slow. I managed to catch one smelt last friday and four baby toadfish. I hope that this friday is going to be good.

Go to Marina Bay.

Where is Marina Bay?

Quincy, MA.

you smelt it, you dealt it. :bshake:

i went there. i didnt want to mention it cuz i dont wanna burn another spot. its too slow there.

Hull, watched 2 guys walk away with 2 5 gallon buckets of em...not really a burn, it's smelt:)

damn, im kinda attached to marina bay. i know some of the docks there. good place for herrings. maybe i shld broaden my options around the spots?

pm me if you want more specifics...........mang

smelt plentiful in Gloucester at the State Pier. They keep hitting my diamond jigs intended for macs. PM me if you are up this way and I will lead you to the sacred smelt grounds...

spin :eek:

are these things good? never seen a smelt what the hell is a smelt

mmmmmmmmmm fried smelt:drool: :drool: :drool:

alright, spin, i will PM u, but i dunno when i plan to go up there. or maybe we can hook up for smelts?

mmm..fried smelts are a staple on Christmas Eve..yummy! I would like to catch me some of them..how about an SB smelting trip?
:laughs:

Originally posted by kippy
mmm..fried smelts are a staple on Christmas Eve..yummy! I would like to catch me some of them..how about an SB smelting trip?
:laughs:

But where are we going for a camp that allow us to catch 400 smelts? Lets make one soon

That would be better then SB Cod trip!!!! I think we have the curse of the codbino!!

If anyone is interested in a smelt trip let me know. I can probably get a better deal - like free shanty rental. the only problem is that it is a long drive and would most likely require lodging. I have family and friends that have shanty's up in Vermont on Lake Champlain. I haven't been in years, but we used to fill 5 Gallon buckets. And as I said in a previous post - the best bait to catch smelt......smelt. Fillet the last inch to 1 1/2inches off near the tail, not only does it catch - it is durable. you can fish 3 or 4 fillets all day to fill a bucket.

Marina Bay has dried up.

You can fish for 2 tides for 1 dz. skinny fish.

Wait for the ICE !!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Van
Marina Bay has dried up.

You can fish for 2 tides for 1 dz. skinny fish.

Wait for the ICE !!!!!!!!!


:wall: :wall: :wall: ice? damn, i got no experience fishing on the ice. i am going to try soon.

omg i'd love to freeze my ass off with the rest of u :D

there are plenty of Smelt at the usual locations in Hull

290 miles to Burlington, VT from my house!! My Dad lives in Bradford VT near Montpelier

I might be willing but I hear this is a feb trip so you have pleanty of ice??

yeah it is a haul. And planning for February is probably a safe bet, we can get a better idea as the bays freeze. Generally, Shelburne Bay where I did most of my fishing has a couple of feet of ice. I do not risk it...and neither do the guys with Shantys. Most of them drive out onto the ice with them - or at very least tow them out onto the ice with trucks. So if there is shantys on the ice and smelt biting, I should know.

-IWK

BP, should I try my luck there tomorrow noon around the hull?


IWK, I would like to go up there around VT for freshwater ice-smelting with SB soon. Damn, I'm getting bored with hwk.

Notaro,

The old guys tell me they are gettiing them but I do not know what tide...best bet is to call Rick at fore river fishing i n Quincy and tell him I told you to call....Rick will tell you the best time to get em....

Rick also has the best grass Shrimp around

the spots have been A Street peir and the town dock as usual

okay, thanks, BP. i will aks rick tmw noon.

if you want smelts try down by culvert at vfw in revere night time oinly then try at chelsea creek at broadway bridge lastyearthey humg aroundtill mid december

VFW, Pete?

i will try that spot, pete. but now, im going to hit the hull today and night. i might do smelting or a little surfcasting for inshore cod. email me or text msg me at this num 617 818 7961 to hook up.