Smelt on the Cowlitz2

[canmoore]

If those are smelt, they are freaking huge!!

[rblood50]

@canmoore They are the average smelt that come into this river. The smelt are in now but not up this far yet. I hope to get a video of this years run....

[MrJackassjerry]

I assure you guys that they are sockeye salmons. NOT smelts. I've been analyzing freshwater and saltwater fisheries for 12 years. Trust me.

[rblood50]

@MrJackassjerry Ha! Well it looks like another 12 years of analyzing for you! There is no sockeye salmon run in this river. I have lived here for 25 years and this is the annual smelt run. Trust me! Thanks for watching!.....Roger

[smokepurple007]

Was is open for dipping wen theres that many ?

[MrJackassjerry]

Those are not smelt. They are salmon.

[rblood50]

@MrJackassjerry Ha! I have lived on this river over 25 years. I assure you those are smelt. The salmon are not running that time of year. Those are MUCH smaller than salmon. Trust me they are smelt....

[IMKINDOFABIGDEAL13]

@MrJackassjerry have you ever seen a salmon before? a salmon that size would not be found in freshwater.

[TheFisherman656]

@MrJackassjerry

Are you retarded??



[hannandude]

Hi dude, Im in Australia and have only just heard of smelts...are they just a small fish or fingerling or what???? liking ya vids to dude.

[rblood50]

@hannandude Thanks for watching! They are small like a small herring bait. We use them for Sturgeon bait. We eat a few and smoke a few. Native Americans called them candle fish because they have so much oil that they used them as light..

[PcGamerPaul]

I love smelt

[ufozminnesota]

Cool, never been smelting....looks like I'm missing something\

[MrGetthenet]

Awesome video, i so hope they make a come back. I would love to dip them for some sturgeon candy.

[rblood50]

@MrGetthenet I don't know how long they will be on endangered list. I think now that they cannot commercial net them in the Columbia River they will recover fast. Thanks for watching!

[BahtPannerMan]

lake superior is full of them, are the ones there from the sea?

[rblood50]

@BahtPannerMan Yes they come up the Columbia River into tributary's such as this river the Cowlitz

[BahtPannerMan]

I have had some fun catchen those smelt back east. big nets we use, great to fry up.

[rblood50]

@BahtPannerMan Yeah we used to be able to dip them until this year. They are on the endangered list.

Thanks for watching.

[TheBigfishcatcher01]

thats a great vid man

[rblood50]

@TheBigfishcatcher01 Thanks

[fishingtrick69]

Good to see......hopefully they recover.

[shaunwick01]

Great video! Thanks for posting on Ifish.net!!

[ifishslick]

I wonder where they stop?

[rugerdoggg]

Columbia River and all tributaries are now closed to smelt fishing/dipping - they are now on the endangered species list. Sad commentary...

[indyme2]

I love smelt. Where is my net and scissors?