Fishing smelts with spears

[Canadian Black Bears 23]

caught loads of pike on smelts over the years,superb baits smell of cucumber,best popped up when frozen.never been able to get fresh ones but the frozen ones are sound.my sister in law lives in calgary so got a permanent invite ,love to have a go at spear fishing atb mate dave

 

Any time you want to make a trip to your sisters and want to spend a couple days here in Nova Scotia, let me know and if it is winter we'll have a go at them. Anytime between April-August, I am a professional guide and if you want to come fishing for small brook trout, you are more than welcome, free of charge. We can stay at my camp for a few days (check out my web site www.blackbearoutfitters.ca for pictures of my camp and the trout) and we can go troutin'. Bring a friend or two if you want. Lots of fun for the small brookies.

[northern lad 2,292]

a very generous offer my friend,i may just take you up on that in the future.i beleive canada is amazing theyve been there 2-3 years now say theyll never leave atb mate dave ps have you tried the smelt for pike?

[Canadian Black Bears 23]

a very generous offer my friend,i may just take you up on that in the future.i beleive canada is amazing theyve been there 2-3 years now say theyll never leave atb mate dave ps have you tried the smelt for pike?

 

Hey Northern Lad... I was out with my spear last Thursday and got a couple dozen of the silvery darts. There was only 2-3 inches of ice and about 4 feet of water. The tide was coming in and I didn't notice it reaching the banks of the harbour. Needless to say I had quite a time getting off and even fell through the ice into about 2 feet of water. I should not have been on that thin of ice but I couldn't wait to catch a few smelt for a fry up. Going out tomorrow again as we have had some pretty cold weather here...-15 degress celcius the last 2 days so the ice should be a bit thicker.

[northern lad 2,292]

sounds like fun i must get out with the pike rods myself soon,been out ferreting a lot lately.i was surprised no one on here has used smelts as bait.they were massive in the nineties,jesus i sound old. its going to be -1 tonight and frosty in the morning ,cant see there being much ice fishing for smelt in manchester though some years ago i used brook trout as livebait,cant remember where i got them,they were farmed fish about 4-6oz.they had white tips on their fins.wishing you good sport and thick ice yis dave

[huntsbyhimself 82]

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[northern lad 2,292]

i found them a bit soft for wobbling,start breaking up after a few casts i like to pop em up with foam yis dave

[Canadian Black Bears 23]

I use smelt all the time it is one of the best baits for pike i thnk I particularly like to use them as a wobbled dead bait my best pike of around 17lbs tooka smelt under a dart float.

 

Ever use them live? In would think they would make a wicked live bait especially for pike.

[huntsbyhimself 82]

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[huntsbyhimself 82]

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[Canadian Black Bears 23]

Live baiting is prohibited in my area. I buy the smelt in blast frozen packs of half a dozen.

 

Yeah they would be like mush after a couple casts, smelts do not freeze well at all. Speared 3 dozen today and had a fry up to-nite...mmmm, yummy