hewhoeatslamprey 3 Report post Posted April 12 Hi All, Does anyone know if they smelt are running or what the water temperatures are? I'm thinking of going down on Saturday night to check. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 543 Report post Posted April 12 Smelts don’t run 🏃 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbrest 151 Report post Posted April 14 I have 4 dandelions in my yard 😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 543 Report post Posted April 14 1 hour ago, kbrest said: I have 4 dandelions in my yard 😉 Dandelions 😮 🫢 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 80 Report post Posted April 14 2 hours ago, kbrest said: I have 4 dandelions in my yard 😉 ...they are HIGHLY nutricious... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eyelander 164 Report post Posted April 14 And you can make wine out of the petals. My uncle did that once 40+ yrs. ago. I did try it, never tried it again, LOL!! 1 Quote Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hewhoeatslamprey 3 Report post Posted April 15 People went on Saturday night and said it was too early, will take a look early this week. Also Zach, hilarious joke! Only issue with it is according to Oxford "run: (of a migratory fish) go upriver from the sea in order to spawn". Now the real question is if smelt walk? 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
big_jim 6 Report post Posted April 20 On 4/12/2024 at 1:06 PM, hewhoeatslamprey said: Hi All, Does anyone know if they smelt are running or what the water temperatures are? I'm thinking of going down on Saturday night to check. Cheers how was it? are they runnin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duhaus 47 Report post Posted April 21 More dandelions needed. I say by Friday 😎 they’ll start to sprint. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PajamaSquirrel 20 Report post Posted April 27 Our crew went to the MacKenzie River last night and dipped our nets for 2 hours between 10:30 and 12:30 or so. Total of about 4 dozen smelts was disappointing. Really slow - more of an ambling walk than a smelt run. 🙂 On our way back into town we swung by the Current River for a look see. We had seen pics on Facebook of full buckets taken from there last weekend. We were in luck last night as the run was still on! People were coming and going pretty quickly. In about 20 minutes we half filled our 5-gallon pail and the "just one more scoop" vs "you have to clean those you know" discussion was on. If you are thinking of going, the time is now. Cheers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 80 Report post Posted April 28 ...I used to keep only the small ones, run my thumb down their bellies to squeeze the crap out, and toss 'em into right the Pan. Peel the skin off and nibble the choice bits off like a tiny ear of corn... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I'd rather be fishin 0 Report post Posted May 1 Is the run still on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 543 Report post Posted May 2 5 hours ago, I'd rather be fishin said: Is the run still on? People are catching still Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonefishing 1 Report post Posted May 2 Mouth of the mckenzie last night was great. Big smelt, 15 -20 per scoop, filled bucket in 20 min. Smelt.HEIC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 543 Report post Posted May 2 1 hour ago, gonefishing said: Mouth of the mckenzie last night was great. Big smelt, 15 -20 per scoop, filled bucket in 20 min. Smelt.HEIC 1.32 MB · 6 downloads I’ve allways found McKenzie to peak about a week after current river does. Which sounds about now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites