Bunnyfoofoo 49 Report post Posted April 16, 2021 Did anyone catch some? They running yet or still to early! Quote There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neversink 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2021 Went out last night to McVicar's. Too soon. Usually there are 1 or 2 smelts that someone on the bank catches. Only rumors of a couple smelts being caught were floating around the on shore talk, and nobody said which river they came from...so it's a rumor. Also, regarding COVID distancing protocols, this is one of those events where a lot of people line the banks. I started to feel a bit uncomfortable as the cars started to arrive around 11pm. The next time I go I'm going to aim for off peak timings...say 2am and I'm going to try a less popular river. There is enough for everyone, but we need to spread out our fishing times and locations. Tight lines Neversink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wopfisher 58 Report post Posted April 18, 2021 Went to current river last night filled my pail in just under an hour had a long net and Waders so that definitely helped 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunnyfoofoo 49 Report post Posted April 18, 2021 Snap a chicken in half nice! I'll try tonight! Quote There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnZ 66 Report post Posted April 20, 2021 Anyone else have any luck? Hoping the cold snap doesn’t cut the run short. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunnyfoofoo 49 Report post Posted April 21, 2021 Seen 3 caught 1/2 of one! Maybe Friday! Quote There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trout Wrangler 13 Report post Posted April 23, 2021 Are smelts still running? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 542 Report post Posted April 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Trout Wrangler said: Are smelts still running? Fish don’t run 🤷🏼♂️ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 542 Report post Posted April 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Trout Wrangler said: Are smelts still running? We are at the beginning I would say, they are out there myself I am not going to go again til Monday Tuesday when there isn’t a weekend crowd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PajamaSquirrel 20 Report post Posted April 24, 2021 Warming temperatures and ice is gone? Check Full moon (April 26th)? Check Dandelions in the neighourhood? No. Went out to McKenzie last night. Two of us scooped continually for 1 1/2 hours and ended up with 20 smelts as our reward. We had chest waders and decent nets and our "honey holes" pretty much to ourselves. About a dozen people when we got there and many came and went rather quickly through the night. Not much action, the smelt run is just beginning. Someone near us scooped a decent sized sucker or whitefish and let it go right away. Seen a few people go for a brief swim - all good fun. Have to try again another night - after watching for the dandelions poking up through the new snow of course. 😁 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duhaus 47 Report post Posted April 24, 2021 Clearly PJSquirrel you need to wait and check your last box on your list before you will see a quick dip and a fill of a bucket. Squirrels aren’t known for their patience though. 😜 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 4 Report post Posted April 24, 2021 Here is a link to Lake Superior surface water temps. Gives some idea of how things are warming up. There is other info that may be useful there also. With a little science and luck you might get the time right. Smelt like to spawn at 5-7C or 42-44F GLCFS Products - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental ... https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=s&ext=swt&type=N&hr=45 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 4 Report post Posted April 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Commonsense said: That's technology for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duhaus 47 Report post Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/24/2021 at 7:37 PM, Commonsense said: Here is a link to Lake Superior surface water temps. Gives some idea of how things are warming up. There is other info that may be useful there also. With a little science and luck you might get the time right. Smelt like to spawn at 5-7C or 42-44F GLCFS Products - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental ... https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=s&ext=swt&type=N&hr=45 Well by that science the surface temp of a lake the size of Gitchee needs to increase by 4 degrees. The amount of time that will take with the current forecast.... #watchyourlawn 😎 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Croat 28 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 went to vicars NOTHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmayr 37 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 Smelt thread has been quiet this year... seems like it has been a slow run. I went out a couple times but didn’t get much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2112 174 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 Maybe people don't like all that heavy metal music the smelt are listening too.. Thats what they mean by heavy metals right? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetalFishing 84 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 7:12 AM, 2112 said: Maybe people don't like all that heavy metal music the smelt are listening too.. Thats what they mean by heavy metals right? Speak for yourself, metal for life! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonefishing 1 Report post Posted May 5, 2021 Went to McKenzie last night. Nothing moving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishman1 164 Report post Posted May 5, 2021 McKenzie was good weeks ago its long over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James01 223 Report post Posted May 6, 2021 My job has me driving late into the night. A few years ago I stopped to stretch my legs at Fisherman's Park. It was late, and a few weeks after the smelt run supposedly ended. Everyone had given up by this point ... there was nobody at the river, and the parking area was empty - except for a curious fox. I walked down to the river's edge, flashlight in hand (because it was dark), and the river was thick with smelt. I could have filled pails by hand. I returned the next night, once again to stretch my legs, and this time purposely to have a look. This time there were two guys netting smelt, they kindly filled a grocery bag for me with a single scoop. It's worth pointing out that I was 'smelting' that year, and I did well a few weeks prior (so, it's not the case that everyone simply missed the run). Perhaps it's the temperature that had them running 'late,' maybe the run is longer than most people assume, whatever it is - or was - it's worth thinking 'outside the net' sometimes. Is the smelt run over? Maybe, but its probably still worth having a look. 2 1 Quote Many Men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.- Henry David Thoreau Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishog 215 Report post Posted May 6, 2021 Ya well it could be this tree down by the river that turns everyone away thinking the season is over. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicky 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2022 OK it's 2022. There is a few feet of snow still, but the rivers are open. What's up with the run this year? I'm guessing that the water temperature is low. Flows are still low, and the real melt is only just starting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 542 Report post Posted April 25, 2022 I don’t see any dandelions yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James01 223 Report post Posted April 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Zackcorbin1401 said: I don’t see any dandelions yet! Really? My yards full of them. Quote Many Men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.- Henry David Thoreau Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
