Gone Fishin

[Uncle Dizz]

Since I’ve been ashore at the cabana I’ve noticed a lot of love for fishing. I figured rather than myself and others interrupting threads, this could be a great place to share.

I’d love to hear everyone’s tales from the high seas.

Since we got ice I’ll start off by sharing some night shots of smelt fishing with a buddy.

 

[Teresa]

Smelts i love them...matter of fact I'm having a mess of them tonight .

 

[awake(N)]

Bout all that was biting up at a small mountain pond a friend and I hiked to a while back.

 

[kushyman]

 

[Travis]

Just tried both methods to attach four photos of fish and every one of them said the file is too large with both methods.

Just like any good fish story, you guys are gonna have to use your imagination. Two salmon on a stick over bank with a rod, another one shows a fish with a bear footprint, another one shows me filleting a salmon on a cleaning table, and the last photo is a tray full of fish headed into the smoker. Sorry, but apparently my pictures aren’t gonna work anymore. Let’s try a screenshot, quickly, to see if it’ll work:

 

[Uncle Dizz]

Smelts i love them...matter of fact I'm having a mess of them tonight .

Well lucky you pan fried? I also like them smoked for a on the go snack.

 

[Teresa]

Smelts are running very well here atm . I have a friend that runs nets under the ice for them . I get a Sobeys bag jammed full for $10 . To answer your question i cook them 2 styles . One way is roll them in seasoned flour and fry them in butter . Yesterday was so nice out that i dug my propane burner out and deep fried a mess as well .

 

[Uncle Dizz]

Smokin some BBW out on the riva today. Feels great to be on a river and baked on BBW

Fly’s are poppin off the water pretty decent on a 60 degree day but the fish are staying deep, hitting v light, and infrequently in the 40 degree f water.

Aroma, flavor, and smoke leans more to the D’s on this plant.

 

[kushyman]

Smelts are running very well here

remember smeltin’..[dipping nets] in the Annapolis valley in early 70’s when I was in a rock band there

yeh deep fried ..bones n all

 

[Teresa]

yeh deep fried ..bones n all

A man after my ...can't dip net any longer here . But you can run a net under tbe ice . Doesn't make much sense to me . I always preferred ice shack with a rod or spear.

 

[Travis]

Love a good ice shack! We just got fresh snow last night, so it’ll be a while, yet, until we’re fishing soft water. But we can dipnet salmon!!

 

[Teresa]

But we can dipnet salmon!!

Sea run or landlocked salmon ? I love salmon .

 

[Travis]

Sea run or landlocked salmon ? I love salmon .

Sea run Sockeye.

 

[Teresa]

Thank you now i must go wipe the drool off my chin

 

[awake(N)]

Wet n windy. The struggle is real. Had two like this just before we'd had enough of the weather. Any day is a good day on the lake though.

 

[kushyman]

Sea run Sockeye.

cold smoked sea run sockeye

flash frozen fillet

 

[Teresa]

That look's so delicious @kushyman .

 

[awake(N)]

Me n the boys were slayin slabs yesterday. Crappie be bitin'!

 

[awake(N)]

4 today. Picking up.

 

[LoboGrow]

4 today. Picking up.
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Are you running 30 braid to 8 fluoro on that worm hook? I've got a Pflueger Supreme XT that looks like the reel you're using there....