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Tight lines
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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: Smelting |
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Can anyone shed some light on success with Smelting in the Ct.. Ma. area?
We were at Lake Onata in Pittsfield, Ma yesterday and could not buy a smelt and in speaking with others on the Lake, no one had success. (Maybe Seadog can help with this). A funny note, vehicles were all over this Lake and
we had between 15-18 inches of ice.
We were at Colebrook last week and picked up five smelt over 4 hours.
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fishinschmoe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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SeaDog is perhaps your best source.
I do know that Smelt are few and far between in CT waters.
As far as trucks on the ice... I like my truck far too much to drive it over any body of water that didnt have a structure that was supported by steel girders beneath it! . Dont care how thick the ice is!! Thanks to the Good Lord, i have 2 legs capable of walking out on the ice. |
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AustinB
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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oh 15 inches is plennnty of ice in minnesota my dad and i would take his 6600 pound durango out on that much and most ice in minnesota isnt even black like out here, it was a milky white. And it sure beats walkin across the lake 
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Guys!
Yes! I went up to Onota the saturday before the SuperBowl.
Caught over 2 dozen smelt (6 to 7 inches).
Fished in 45 to 50 ft. of water straight out from the boat ramp and 5 cranks up from the bottom.
Used a bright yellow Kodiak Ice Jig (much like a Hali) with chain and 16# red treble hook. This was attached to a very small hook real fish skin Sabiki rig (cut in two) -> thus I had 4 hooks on 1 rig which was 1 under the legal limit of 5 in Ma.
This rig is much easier to jig and get back out the ice hole than having a full size rig.
I tipped the hooks with spikes and Gulp Alive waxies. Both work equally well.
Fried up the smelt for the SuperBowl and they were delicious.
Went up to Onota today (2/15/10) to see if I could hook more smelt.
Dissapointing day -> only caught 2 -> Was also a slow day for everyone else smelting.
Have not tried smelting in Ct. as of yet this year.
Colebrook and Hogback are the only 2 waters in Ct. that have smelt.
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Tight lines
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:49 am Post subject: THanks for the data Seadog. Good Luck! |
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| SeaDog1 wrote: | Hi Guys!
Yes! I went up to Onota the saturday before the SuperBowl.
Caught over 2 dozen smelt (6 to 7 inches).
Fished in 45 to 50 ft. of water straight out from the boat ramp and 5 cranks up from the bottom.
Used a bright yellow Kodiak Ice Jig (much like a Hali) with chain and 16# red treble hook. This was attached to a very small hook real fish skin Sabiki rig (cut in two) -> thus I had 4 hooks on 1 rig which was 1 under the legal limit of 5 in Ma.
This rig is much easier to jig and get back out the ice hole than having a full size rig.
I tipped the hooks with spikes and Gulp Alive waxies. Both work equally well.
Fried up the smelt for the SuperBowl and they were delicious.
Went up to Onota today (2/15/10) to see if I could hook more smelt.
Dissapointing day -> only caught 2 -> Was also a slow day for everyone else smelting.
Have not tried smelting in Ct. as of yet this year.
Colebrook and Hogback are the only 2 waters in Ct. that have smelt.
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