2021 smelting PICTURES and FUN....

[Reporter]

That’s my first and only serving this April.

The reports were based on sections of the lake in Wisconsin.

[hmgROCK]

They're light on the fishy taste, you can eat the fine bones (fried correctly) and they were plentiful. You could scoop as much as you wanted, no limit.

Free food basically.

Take your family and kids
And just go
It’s supposed to be beautiful this weekend
Rent a hotel with those stimulus money. 

[hmgROCK]

I'm not sure why the appeal for smelt but I've never really cared for them.

Its fun, bro
We make a BON FIRE
drink budlight and BBQ
While we wait for the fish to come

Its a HIT OR MISS
no one knows

[hmgROCK]

Damn dude
Look delicious
Going make all these other bro here in PH jealous

Nothing like freshly caught smelt
Not those rotten dead ass carp

 

[Reporter]

Of course, I know people are going to envy this dish.

I removed the guts and gills and pan-fried them on extra virgin olive oil.

[hmgROCK]

Of course, I know people are going to envy this dish.

I removed the guts and gills and pan-fried them on extra virgin olive oil.

Hell yeah brother
Thats good eating right there

You heading back out to Duluth this week???

[Reporter]

Later in the week, yes.

[hmgROCK]

Later in the week, yes.

hey where you are dip netting?
mind showing me the spot on google map?
of your honeyhole
i'm thinking off bringing the wife up there

[Reporter]

There’s no secret about it.

Lester under the bridge. You can find me there. I’m the one with the silver dip net just like the other one hundred persons there.

[hmgROCK]

There’s no secret about it.

Lester under the bridge where the stream opens up into the lake. You can find me there. I’m the one with the silver dip net just like the other one hundred persons there.

You get into the water?
Or just dip from the shore?
I like to get wet and dirty

Thats how i roll

[Reporter]

The stream is so narrow and the smelts come right to the shallow. You don't have to get into the water. You just stand on the pebbles and scoop them out.

[hmgROCK]

The stream is so narrow and the smelts come right to the shallow. You don't have to get into the water. You just stand on the pebbles and scoop them out.

Damn

Thats hella easy mode
I think my wife would enjoy that more than getting wet and cold

[Reporter]

You know that you have to be on waders, right? You never know when you will slip into the water. People have. When they get too excited about the smelts and they forget where to put their feet, they go
right into the water and get wet.

[hmgROCK]

Well see man
I caught some this weekend too

My freezer is full from the cow and fish

Maybe i just fish to give away

[Reporter]

But you have only 17 smelts. You need more, dude.