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<blockquote data-quote="rustneversleeps" data-source="post: 412715" data-attributes="member: 2603"><p>The last time I caught smelt in Bismarck was on April 16, 1994.&nbsp; I made a plan with three of my buddies to go smelting because I had a smelt net, and we heard they were running.&nbsp; We met at 10:30 p.m. at my house south of town.&nbsp; Turns out two of the guys didn't have fishing licenses so we headed to the Holiday Store to get them legal.&nbsp; We got to the Desert before 11:30.&nbsp; There were a couple of guys on the shore with lanterns and nets but not much happening for them.&nbsp; We left after twenty minutes and headed for the Rifle Range.&nbsp; I walked out on the dock with my lantern and checked the water.&nbsp; There were clouds of smelt swarming in the water on the ramp.&nbsp; I got on waders and had a five-gallon bucket full in three swoops.&nbsp; My buddies fought over the net to see who would go next.&nbsp; We took our four buckets full to my garage, broke out the beer and a deep frier.&nbsp; I remember going to sleep at 3:30 and cleaning smelt I had iced the next day.&nbsp; I took a neighbor to the Rifle Range to repeat this the next night.&nbsp; We ate deep-fried smelt three or four more times, but they are really rich and oily and you get your fill pretty quickly.&nbsp; I haven't done this since, but I would do it again in a heartbeat.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="rustneversleeps, post: 412715, member: 2603"] The last time I caught smelt in Bismarck was on April 16, 1994. I made a plan with three of my buddies to go smelting because I had a smelt net, and we heard they were running. We met at 10:30 p.m. at my house south of town. Turns out two of the guys didn't have fishing licenses so we headed to the Holiday Store to get them legal. We got to the Desert before 11:30. There were a couple of guys on the shore with lanterns and nets but not much happening for them. We left after twenty minutes and headed for the Rifle Range. I walked out on the dock with my lantern and checked the water. There were clouds of smelt swarming in the water on the ramp. I got on waders and had a five-gallon bucket full in three swoops. My buddies fought over the net to see who would go next. We took our four buckets full to my garage, broke out the beer and a deep frier. I remember going to sleep at 3:30 and cleaning smelt I had iced the next day. I took a neighbor to the Rifle Range to repeat this the next night. We ate deep-fried smelt three or four more times, but they are really rich and oily and you get your fill pretty quickly. I haven't done this since, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. [/QUOTE]

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