panfisherboy Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 hey everyone. i was just wondering if anyone knows how to cook smelt. a local grocery store sells them not sure if you eat them whole or fillete them?thanks for any responses. pfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 used to just fry em up whole with some batter and add some lemon after their cooked... eat em bones and all if theyre the little ones... But i guess you could eat the meat off the bones too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Just fry them and eat them as they are. Never smelt a smelt that smelt like the smelt I smelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 you smelt a smelt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taper Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The ones in your local grocer may be different than the smelt the guys are catching locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Taper, I believe they're the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 They taste like smelt Actually they taste great! But a couple of meals of them and that pretty much satisfies the need it til next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jil101ca Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Could you just imagine trying to fillet one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I don't know of a fish that has sweeter meat than a smelt. Just fry them up whole, some people gut them, but it depends on the size of them. I get mine from NB, saltwater, YUMMY!! Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmaster Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Take the head off gut them roll in flour fry in a pan of peanut oil ..YUMMY .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 mmmm...smelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 It's been about 35 years since we fished for smelts, but we did them just like the others suggested, gut them and remove the head, then fry in butter.......deeeeeeeeeeeeeelicious !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 We used to catch them by the garbage bag full off of the Port Stanley pier. We'd use scissors to cut off the head, a quick slice up the gut, thumb through the cavity to pull the guts out. A little flour, some hot Lard a sprinkle of Kosher salt and your good to go! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Definitely another one of those things that tastes like fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Ya think douG. The best part is the crispy tails. Smelts are second to Kaplin. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 tastes like chicken. Ha ha, not really sorry. There not bad. Fry em up in some butter and a little bit a lemon or lime juice and your in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyejigger Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 most times grocery stores sell sea smelts, totally different than what we catch from our great lakes, sea smelts are usually bigger, (so u may want to remove the bones after cooking) and sea smelts have a much sweeter / richer taste, i find they taste a little like crab legs, sea smelts and "regular" smelts are barely comparible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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