Ice Fishing For Smelts - Jigging Tips for Catching Smelts

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We're so happy to be back out on the ice. Today we're out here fishing for smelts using tiny Stingnose Jigging Spoons to jig up smelt after smelt after smelt. I prefer to tip my Stingnose with a little piece of plastic to help entice that extra bite.
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@utuber2940 3 года назад

I remember back when I was a kid in the 70's south end of lake Michigan catching them by the five gallon bucket full..now none!!! I miss those days......

@MightyMarioBros378 3 года назад

my dad used to go smelt fishing on lake simcoe and pulled out two 5 gallon buckets full of smelt

@nativestone1577 2 года назад

That's why they are gone! Moderation people.

@nativestone1577 2 года назад

@Brushcrawler ok

@davidn1369 Год назад

They disappeared from Lake Champlain as well once the alewife got into the lake.

@elikinder1506 3 года назад

I love watching you two fish. You remind me of my younger days with my buddies fishing and how I enjoyed it. Thanks guys for being friends and having the personality that you have. Lol

@paulmartin2586 3 года назад

Awesome video. I remember smelt fishing with my dad as a boy. They seemed bigger back then. He used to use a weight with 2 dropper hooks, and "bait" the hooks with bits of foil from his cigarette packs... We'd catch bushels full then clean and freeze them.... good times!

@johnhorth4960 3 года назад

Nice to see you out fishing again.

@jamesgreeno6742 3 года назад

It's good to see you guys final made it out !

@JesusReyes-nj2ge 3 года назад

Great fishing, thanks evo!😎👍👍🐟

@Shiro69420 Год назад

thank you for the helpful video, ive just ordered myself a 1/16th stingnose, hoping to get on some smelt this year!

@armwrestlinginthe6ix 3 года назад

Yay another thundermist lures vid!! Plz do a camping trip/ covid fishing series!!

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

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@tterryshenanigans1820 3 года назад

I remember your first video and I've been looking forward to another one since.

@kaokong7226 3 года назад

THAT LOOKS FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@xdevilx86 2 года назад

Hi Ivo! Let me begin by thanking you, as many years ago I began learning to fish and your videos and tutorials were my first source of learning. I enjoyed watching them and I credit you and your team as my fishing mentors. I live in Montreal and we have several rivers around us, and over the years I've become a boatless angler myself :D I wish you happy holidays, a merry Christmas and have a safe and healthy 2022 :)

@thundermistlures 2 года назад

Thanks for such great feedback and hope you have an outstanding Christmas and wishing you and your family all the absolute best for a fantastic New Year 👍🎣

@Sam-kw3vb 3 года назад

Great video

@ice_out4240 3 года назад

This is a great video love the videos to

@outdoordaveadventures 3 года назад

Just caught my first bunch last weekend!! Fun times and great eatings!!

@bcowell1971bc 3 года назад

Anyone smelt fishing in port colbourne canal?

@tidelybumsquish 5 месяцев назад

Sting nose is king for smelt ice fishing!

@Ericlee-ne7du 3 года назад

You should see the big ones we catch on Muskrat lake, Ontario. They are the size of jumbo perch.

@nathanstephens4600 2 года назад

No they aren’t

@FishingKit 3 года назад

Ey an ice fishing video, don't have the opportunity to catch smelt but I'm intrigued

@kansonephommachanh7447 3 года назад

Same here. Got to ice for Kittys this last weekend brother.

@jeremytheobald2978 3 года назад

Oh man. I need to try this. Looks great.

@jeremytheobald2978 3 года назад

What size hook would you recommend for Antonio's setup?

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

size 12 - very small :)

@jeremytheobald2978 3 года назад

Ivo i tried it out yesterday and did great. Lots of fun. Thanks very much Ivo!

@66bigbuds 3 года назад

The winter smelt are much tastier than spring run smelt.

@benknight5214 3 года назад

Thanks for the great video . Is this at Welland Canal?

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

yes

@adamg.5854 3 года назад

Great video. Do you use braided mainline on your spinning reels or mono or fluorocarbon?

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

for this fishing, i was using mono :) Fluorocarbon would have been another good choice

@jeremygabree9154 2 года назад

Hello ivo! I watched this video and now want to try it out. I see you recommend a size 12 hook. Only question I have is what depth water do you recommend?

@thundermistlures 2 года назад

it varies by body of water...the smelt can be right on the bottom, or they suspend.

@duongthucanadachannel7393 2 года назад

Wow looking at you fishing for smelts so fun, I want to try this fishing but I don't know where you fishing . Could you give me the location of that fishing, I lieve in Hamilton, On thank you for sharing view full and like🔔🔔👍👍💯💯

@andrewp8468 3 года назад

What bait?

@liamthomas3666 3 года назад

We are you guys at? Somewhere in the Midwest?

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

Ontario Canada :)

@ledraps22 3 года назад

bruh moment at 3:10 lol

@barrelboy8713 3 года назад

Ivoooooooo!!!!

@Dan_Bender 3 года назад

Using maggots on 4-6 hook rigs work great. Kill them through the ice on lake Erie. they grab the maggots, not the hooks. Shake them of in the bucket and back in the water. Doubles and triples are common.

@DEVILDOG1964 3 года назад

WHERE ON L ERIE I LIVE NEAR BUFFALO PLEASE

@Dan_Bender 3 года назад

@@DEVILDOG1964 I fished them straight out from Elk Creek. Not far from you.

@trevorfillmore698 3 года назад

A little tip for you here we leave the smelts on the ice to freeze and for some reason it sweetens them up.

@gr8tfishgr8tfish99 3 года назад

Interesting video, rare to see anglers using rod and reel for smelt. How do you find these fish?

@jamesnadeau3404 3 года назад

brackish tributaries would be a good place to find smelt.

@nathanstephens4600 2 года назад

I’ve never seen anything gayer than this

@keiranrooker7981 3 года назад

Hey Ivo where is this my sister has been trying to find smelt to eat and I would love to catch a few and give them to her as a present

@dougmarlow9466 3 года назад

Now that's a brother who's there 4 his sister. Kudos.

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

old welland canal :)

@keiranrooker7981 3 года назад

@@thundermistlures thankyou sir I was there a few days ago saw the boat less angler Antonio gonna go down tomorrow since I live in welland

@keiranrooker7981 3 года назад

@@thundermistlures was this daine city canal? Cause I was there the other day and there was a lot of smelts one ate my minnow lol

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

@@keiranrooker7981 yes :)

@dthatoneguy2540 2 года назад

Would anyone here know if a herring jig would work for this? Would be an whole hell of a lot easier than catching them one by one

@atheeralaside3281 3 года назад

❤️

@arock428 3 года назад

Is there a limit for smelts?

@jamesnadeau3404 3 года назад

depends where you live. Some places it's 2 quarts a day.

@littlegreen7159 3 года назад

Would tiny jigs work

@jamesnadeau3404 3 года назад

tiny and shiny works for me.

@adambonus4320 3 года назад

How do u know where to fish for smelt?

@markpetricevic3368 3 года назад

I am no expert, but I find them during the winter in anybody of water where walleye roam with ice off during march or april

@jamesnadeau3404 3 года назад

if you live near the Atlantic, preferably north eastern US or Canada. you can find them in brackish rivers 2 hours before and after high tide.

@kydop6128 3 года назад

What river or canal is that?

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

welland

@kydop6128 3 года назад

@@thundermistlures thanks!

@SKyNeT948 3 года назад

My moms greek she would deep fry those suckers so crispy you eat the whole thing mmm lemon and vinegar and some garlic crunch crunch

@emiha49 2 года назад

Wow! It’s really big smelts…! Japanese smelts are more smaller… I’d like to fishing there. Actually where is this country?

@thundermistlures 2 года назад

Canada👍🎣

@clayoconnor9901 Год назад

Me n my buddys use to ice fish for smelt some of the funniest times and some good eating

@Francois_Dupont 3 года назад

i thought smelts only came from the sea, they are on rivers and lakes not connected to salt water?

@markpetricevic3368 3 года назад

They are a freshwater species, Smelt is a generic term for skinny silver metallic colored fish.

@Francois_Dupont 3 года назад

@@markpetricevic3368 ahhhh, thank you very much. i think i saw on wikipedia in the past they said it was a adrenemous? fish, as it came from salt water into fresh water to reproduce. they are called "Eperlan" here. -mffp.gouv.qc.ca/faune/peche/poissons/eperlan.jsp (english button top right of the page)

@thundermistlures 3 года назад

they are also in the great lakes and other lakes such as lake Simcoe etc.....and of course, they are in the ocean as well

@Francois_Dupont 3 года назад

@@thundermistlures very surprising! thank you very much.

@DEVILDOG1964 3 года назад

COME TO LEWISTON NY IN APRIL THEY HAVE A SMELT FESTIVAL!! LOWER NIAGRA RIVER SMELT.

@spiderman0863 2 года назад

I once traded a few dozen smelt for a used car..

@aidendowney26 2 года назад

You need a vexilar

@nathanstephens4600 2 года назад

Just got a pail full in four scoops, this is stupid.

@tylerbennett190 3 года назад

Hahaha lol u don't need to clean them guys just fry em up good to go head n all try it only way to go waste any outher way

@dh_hamdi4866 3 года назад

You may need to clarify those are not salmon smelts 😁

@HATINTHEKAT 3 года назад

I think you may mean “smolt” which are very young salmon.

@jamesnadeau3404 3 года назад

I believe they are rainbow smelt, but i could be wrong.

@HATINTHEKAT 3 года назад

@@jamesnadeau3404 yeah they’re definitely smelt, and not smolt, I was just telling dheyaa that he probably is mistaken about them being “salmon smolts”