Nipfisher Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Was going through the freezer and found some Smelt from last spring. Realizing I will be getting more soon I decided to eat them up. Excellent. I sprayed the baking sheet with PAM and seasoned the Smelt with Onion powder, Garlic powder and pepper. Let's go net some more Rod Caster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2cool2fool Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks. Now I need a midnight snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 havn't had a smelt feed in years, yumm, have to get out one day for em, i would imagine the run is happening soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Is that the last of the butterfly smelt from 2011? I'm super stoked for smeltin'. Time to buy three of those disposable nets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Enjoying a nice feed of smelts is something I haven't done for a very long time. Catching them, followed by a huge fishfry afterwards was a springtime ritual for many years down on the Toronto waterfront. Thanks for the memories Nipfisher, your supper looks great !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Is that the last of the butterfly smelt from 2011? I'm super stoked for smeltin'. Time to buy three of those disposable nets. Yep. One of the earlier batches I actually butterflied meaning I cut along one side of the spine so that they would lay flat on the pan. I like them better this way (folded over) and I only pull out the spine before eating leaving most of the tiny rib bones in. Smmmmmmmmmmmmmmmelts, are a yummy snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Enjoying a nice feed of smelts is something I haven't done for a very long time. Catching them, followed by a huge fishfry afterwards was a springtime ritual for many years down on the Toronto waterfront. Thanks for the memories Nipfisher, your supper looks great !! my dad use to take me down along the beach in the rouge area behind manville for a bonfire and smelting as a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yech! Looks like a plate of salties, some toast and a blob of ketchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yech! Looks like a plate of salties, some toast and a blob of ketchup. Mike, It's Grilled Cheese Sandwhiches. I am NO master of the Culinary Arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Mike, It's Grilled Cheese Sandwhiches. I am NO master of the Culinary Arts. Just kidding, I love smelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Never tried them, but that looks and sounds good, you go to jail for 100 years if you so much as say the word smelt in wmzs up here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Oh man! I had my first smelt last year.. they are awesome!!.. I got 1 ziplock left in the freezer. I now have a craving HAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mHooked Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I've never had Smelt. Looks good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye'm Fishing Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I haven't eaten smelts in over 15 years but they were so good that I still remember the taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Enjoying a nice feed of smelts is something I haven't done for a very long time. Catching them, followed by a huge fishfry afterwards was a springtime ritual for many years down on the Toronto waterfront. Thanks for the memories Nipfisher, your supper looks great !! We would hit the 4 sisters when we were kids with my pop,grandfather and uncle. Boy it was fun,til we got home and were shown how to clean 500 or so. GOOD TIMES FOR SURE Lew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 will probably be down to the lower niagara soon for a couple dips It is a strange site indeed going down there at midnight and seeing everyone wading in the lower niagara workin their dip nets, fires going, fry cooks on the shore cooking them as they come out of the river. A good ole' smelt jamboree goin on down there at all hours of the morning. Strange experience indeed lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Was going through the freezer and found some Smelt from last spring. Realizing I will be getting more soon I decided to eat them up. Excellent. I sprayed the baking sheet with PAM and seasoned the Smelt with Onion powder, Garlic powder and pepper. Let's go net some more Rod Caster. Where are the smelt......I see some minnows on the plate but I don't see any smelt...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Where are the smelt......I see some minnows on the plate but I don't see any smelt...... I salted the biggest ones for Pike and Lake Trout biat Bob:Gonefishing: Those were my last little ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbaysteel Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 will probably be down to the lower niagara soon for a couple dips It is a strange site indeed going down there at midnight and seeing everyone wading in the lower niagara workin their dip nets, fires going, fry cooks on the shore cooking them as they come out of the river. A good ole' smelt jamboree goin on down there at all hours of the morning. Strange experience indeed lol I have been a witness to this also. It gets even wierder when the smelt are gone and people are filling pick up trucks with alewives that have been misidentified as smelt. After a few dozen of those babies you can kill the lights as you should be glowing bright enough to light up the entire area. From what I have heard the smelt in lake o contain enough mercury that only a few should be consumed each year. I hope this isnt the case but it wouldnt surprise me if there was some truth to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) If yer ever in the St. Lawrence Market area, Buster's Sea Cove has fried smelt. That and their curly fries make a nice lunch break from shopping. I like to dredge mine lightly in some flour or corn starch and s&p and fry 'em up in oil. yup, you just made me hungry... Edited March 28, 2012 by woodenboater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaque Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 From what I have heard the smelt in lake o contain enough mercury that only a few should be consumed each year. I hope this isnt the case but it wouldnt surprise me if there was some truth to this. Bah ....I'm more concerned with the regulated packaged and preserved foods I intake in a year than any fish I've eaten. Think about what's in a can of chef boy'ardee that allows a year long expiration date on it UNREFRIGERATED LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Bah ....I'm more concerned with the regulated packaged and preserved foods I intake in a year than any fish I've eaten. Think about what's in a can of chef boy'ardee that allows a year long expiration date on it UNREFRIGERATED LOL. BINGO.......more people die or have health problems related to red meat then anyone eating fish form the Great Lakes....the big difference here is that the red meat industry has a lobby in the USA Congress that keeps that stuff out of the press and no warning labels applied to the T-bone steak you just ate......think about it......when did you hear that Joe 3 houses down is in the hospital because he ate too much fish compared to hearing that Uncle Al is in the hospital having open heart surgery from all the juicy burgers he inhaled.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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