SMELTS??

[marrex_mike]

I havent been out for smelts in a few years does anyone have any info that can help me out?? Are they runnin' yet if so where??

 

 

[brifishrgy]

caught 4 bags full last night .. not another sole around

[johnnyb]

I've heard they're running to the north...

[BucktownAngler]

caught 4 bags full last night .. not another sole around

 

where at?

[Dara]

Its raining here now. if it keeps up they will be going crazy next weekend

[ohhenrygsr]

caught 4 bags full last night .. not another sole around

 

LOL That will get people perked up

[Jonny]

The smelts have started to run at Nipissing.

[Muskieman]

The smelts have started to run at Nipissing.

 

 

They sure are!!!

 

Ya can just look at them though.. unless you have a magic card.

The whole of lake Nipissing is closed 'til opening day even Smelts and Coarse fish.

That's too bad... we used to have a blast catching them and would have

an even bigger blast cooking and eating them with a cold beer in hand.

 

RFS

[Jonny]

Ya can just look at them though.. unless you have a magic card.

 

But if they're up in the rivers and creeks, maybe that's not Nipissing per se? I don't know the technicality of that, and judging by the people out for them, they don't know either.

Edited April 6, 2010 by Jocko

[brifishrgy]

Lake Nipissing – including the

waters of the French River from the

Chaudière and the Little Chaudière

dams to Lake Nipissing; the west bay

of Lake Nipissing in Haddo Twp.; the

northwest bay of Lake Nipissing to

the falls of MacPherson Creek; the

Sturgeon River from Lake Nipissing

to the dam at Sturgeon Falls; the

Veuve River from Lake Nipissing to

the chutes located in Lot 5 in

Conc. l in Caldwell Twp.; the South

River from Lake Nipissing to Hwy.

654; and the entire West Arm of Lake

Nipissing including Cross Lake.

 

Closed to all species from Mar. 16 - Fri.

before 3rd Sat. in May & Dec. 1 - Dec. 31

Walleye and yellow perch open from

Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 & 3rd Sat. in May - Oct. 15

Walleye - none between 40-60 cm

(15.7-23.6 in.).

Northern Pike S - 4, not more than 2

greater than 61 cm (24 in.), of which no

more than 1 is greater than 86 cm

(33.9 in.) and C - 2, not more than 1

greater than 61 cm (24 in.), none

greater than 86 cm (33.9 in.).

Yellow perch S - 25 in one day,

possession limit of 50.

[Jonny]

Well, yes, but Bear Creek, Laronde, Little Sturgeon, Duchesnay, as well as almost countless small creeks and inflows? In normal years the smelts have been coming up inflows so small that you can step across them and that hardly give you enough room to get a dip net into!

[brifishrgy]

Well, yes, but Bear Creek, Laronde, Little Sturgeon, Duchesnay, as well as almost countless small creeks and inflows? In normal years the smelts have been coming up inflows so small that you can step across them and that hardly give you enough room to get a dip net into!

 

 

if it isn't listed it isn't a sanctuary

[Dara]

Latest report in the Sault. They were running solid at 10 am this morning north of town.

get em while they last...tonight may be too late

[Muskieman]

if it isn't listed it isn't a sanctuary

 

 

I just got back from speaking with my local C/O's

Even if it's not listed it may be a sanctuary.

 

They quickly pointed out page 1 of the 2010 regs. top right hand corner

"Important Notice"

" This is a summary of information dealing with fishing licenses and fishing laws.This summary is neither a legal document nor a complete collection of the current regulations. It is meant to be a convenient reference only".

 

I asked them about Laronde Creek and the Little Sturgeon River.

They told me that all tributaries on the North shore of Nipissing are a sanctuary up to Hwy 17 or the nearest elevation ie Rapid or Dam or unless otherwise posted in the Exceptions.

 

Randy

[brifishrgy]

I just got back from speaking with my local C/O's

Even if it's not listed it may be a sanctuary.

 

They quickly pointed out page 1 of the 2010 regs. top right hand corner

"Important Notice"

" This is a summary of information dealing with fishing licenses and fishing laws.This summary is neither a legal document nor a complete collection of the current regulations. It is meant to be a convenient reference only".

 

I asked them about Laronde Creek and the Little Sturgeon River.

They told me that all tributaries on the North shore of Nipissing are a sanctuary up to Hwy 17 or the nearest elevation ie Rapid or Dam or unless otherwise posted in the Exceptions.

 

Randy

 

 

 

I would hope they have it clearly posted

[BucktownAngler]

anywhere in southern ontario? simcoe? lake ontario?

[Dara]

I just got back from speaking with my local C/O's

Even if it's not listed it may be a sanctuary.

 

They quickly pointed out page 1 of the 2010 regs. top right hand corner

"Important Notice"

" This is a summary of information dealing with fishing licenses and fishing laws.This summary is neither a legal document nor a complete collection of the current regulations. It is meant to be a convenient reference only".

 

I asked them about Laronde Creek and the Little Sturgeon River.

They told me that all tributaries on the North shore of Nipissing are a sanctuary up to Hwy 17 or the nearest elevation ie Rapid or Dam or unless otherwise posted in the Exceptions.

 

Randy

 

 

so you can't even fish for invasive species....they get you coming and going

[Jonny]

I asked them about Laronde Creek and the Little Sturgeon River.

They told me that all tributaries on the North shore of Nipissing are a sanctuary up to Hwy 17 or the nearest elevation ie Rapid or Dam or unless otherwise posted in the Exceptions.

 

Thanks for the information. But during the smelt run, nobody, and I mean nobody, seems to either know this or pay attention to it. And I've never heard of a CO interfering with smelt fishing.

 

 

I would hope they have it clearly posted

 

I haven't seen a sign like that posted anywhere (of the places I go). It seems to me that for this whole issue they're expecting people to know things that aren't properly publicized. That may also be why there doesn't seem to be any enforcement, for smelt fishing anyway.

 

The whole thing about how they handle the Nipissing fishery in the spring ticks me off anyhow. They're too lazy to enforce season closures for the major species (pickerel, pike, bass) so they close the whole lake for EVERYTHING. You can't even fish white bass and other non-game species before the Victoria Day weekend. Apparently that includes smelts in the creeks? What a crock!

[pike slayer]

the smelts are starting to heat up here around the sault area, gonna be hot later in the week and into the weekend!!

[camillj]

Laker bait ?

[Dara]

the smelts are starting to heat up here around the sault area, gonna be hot later in the week and into the weekend!!

 

 

 

Like on Top Gun...the weekend?

 

this things gonna be over by wednesday.

 

The weekend may be too late by the way they were running this morning

[BillM]

I just want 2-3 dozen for early season pike fishing, lol.

[Dara]

I want them for whitefish

[brifishrgy]

I feed them to my piranha

[Jonny]

I just want 2-3 dozen for early season pike fishing, lol.

 

 

I want them for whitefish

 

Yeah, and down in Florida they use shrimps for bait. Poor misguided souls.