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smelt fishing
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:19 am
by cole steffens
just wondering if anyone has been doing any good ?
RE:smelt fishing
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:33 am
by racfish
I've been reading reports in the Seattle P.I and they are catching herring and smelt.I watch them at North Camano dipping for them.It sounds like Coronet bay is the place to be.
RE:smelt fishing
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:46 pm
by wolverine
I was up at Coronet Bay 2 weeks ago. Jigged for about 2-1/2 hrs and had about 35 smelt. Not a great haul but way more than enough for a meal for my daughter and I. They are so rich and oily that one all you can eat meal of them a year is enough for me.
RE:smelt fishing
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:11 pm
by Shad_Eating_Grin
I usually find Oak Harbor marina to have better jigging than Cornet Bay. But its a bit of a tricky timing there at OH. It can be anywhere from December to March when the smelt are in. If you're too early or too late at OH, jigging sucks. Pretty easy to limit with your 10 lbs in a few hours when they are in.