09-29-2010, 03:00 PM
I remember fishing for smelt with my father in the '50's. We would bring a 30 gallon garbage can to the river and dip net all night long or until the can was full. They were a nuisance to clean but great eating. We would freeze them and then eat them all year long. Those days are long gone:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheri...smelt.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheri...smelt.html