WOW!

Brings back memories from the 70s when one net pull would have so many smelt you'd need two guys pulling each end love that rope trick

I am old and retired now, but I remember Duluth area 50 years ago when I lived in Minnesota. Many good time with my buddies

I did this woth my dad when i was little. He passed away many years ago. I cant wait to do this with my son. Its been a really long time since i did this and always wanted to do it again. Hopefully when my little one gets older. It was somenof the beat smelt ive ever had.

Looking good, bring back the days when me and my buddy went to gooseberry falls to smelt we had a blast each time and had some good eating back then.

I used to dig a small pit and line it with plastic on the beach . Creating a small pond .That will clean off the smelt in the pond and with a 10 inch round bait net with a 3 foot pole and no bending over to collect the fish in the pond. You just go out in the water bring in the net . Dump the smelt in the pond and two people on shore catch them up and into a cooler. Awesome stuff guys .

While fishing for steelhead I was kept awake many a night listening to "We are rejoicing, bringing in the Smelt" being sung at the top of their voices.

Brings back memories all right. I wish I would have known about that back saving rope back in the day! That's a great idea. I grew up on Lake Michigan and a proper smelt party would feature a pony barrel in the yard. I usually got cleaning duty. There would be a Sheepsaid card game after smelting and that would sometimes go on until first light. Good times!

Did this in the 80’s on lake michigan as a kid. Would love to do it again

I remember dipping smelt in lake Huron near Saginaw Bay in the early 1970 when a 5gallon bucket was filled up in couple minutes.

Fryed Smelt and Cold Beer 🇺🇸

Well, that is outstanding, boys!

Awesome catching them, takes forever to clean them🤣 I miss that growing up in MI, we use to run over to Au Gres every Spring to catch a few. Never hear of anybody doing it anymore, good to see some people still enjoying it.

Delicious and great fun netting. I have cleaned many 100 quart coolers full. Best eating ever. Love them smelt.

I’m 75, when I was a kid, we lived in Conneaut Ohio, we would go smelting every year! There was a creek that ran into Lake Erie, I think it was called Turkey creek, we dip netted, and if it was a good run, we might get 2 or 3 five gallon buckets, good times!

Awesome job!!

I agree with everyone else that it brings back memories.

Smelting in the 70’s: 99 cent six packs of Hamns, setting the river banks on fire, and finding your smelt net on roof of your car the next morning after driving ten miles home the night before. Good times!

never done this or even eaten smelt. Looks like a blast, how do prepare them....cook them etc etc

I remember back when you could have camp fires. It was so much fun. Now it's all about rules and the government telling you NO. bring back the "good ol days"