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BD110 Mentor

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Thanks for the late night report Load...

People will not find a better 1st hand report then that I would think.

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We were also down there last night, managed 4 very small smelt by the bridge and nothing at all down by the airport. One plus was I found the leak in my waders so I think I've got that all patched up now. Hopefully picks up later this week. Will hopefully be heading down for a test pull everynight this week so I'll try to keep you all posted.

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I stopped down to the Tot lot just after 9:00pm tonight. It didn't look like it would be possible to check on smelt this evening. The seas were on the rough side.

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Thanks for the late night report Load...

People will not find a better 1st hand report then that I would think.

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Gonna try to get down and take a couple pulls again tonight, looked at the DNR website today and if I read it right about a week ago they predicted 3-5 weeks for the smelt run. I hope they're wrong because I'm gonna be pulling a lot of water for nothing otherwise.

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There is a few in the Lester today and the water temp was 48 degrease this after noon. I saw the ones being caught by hook line and sinker. So it will not be long with temps like this.

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so are we thinking that it's a good chance that they might run sometime this week? As of now, I'm planning on heading to the lester and other areas later this week.

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how do you catch them on hook and line, i want to try. what would presentation be and where can i fish?

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I hear lake superior was nice and calm today. Any luck seeing smelts on sonars/fish finders?

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They were stacked up big time in 40' of water in front of the cheesey entry yesterday and today. Lost 3 degrees over night though. Yesterday I found 40 degrees and today it was only 37. I say at least a week.

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We need a light wind out of the east and a warm rain and it will happen, "Pray for that warm rain"

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was out last night with tearing lips and a couple others, we only pullled in two smelt at park point. The one was a female and the other a small male. Waders still leak anyone have a suggestion, they're lacrosse with the protective material over the neoprene. Its a small hole and I tried shoe gooo and super glu

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Too windy and cold for tonight. The run hasnt started in Ashland and we are usually a week or 2 behind them.

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i heard the run has started in ashlund but slow some one had 1/2 to a full pail by the end of the night

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hoping they start soon. have next week off. after that I have to work three weeks straight.

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Saw a lot of smelt as shallow as 12' today on the cheesey side.

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NO.

Yeah.

That's what I thought also. I will be out tonight trying to smelt.

Anyone else coming out?

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Unless the wind dies it will be a no go. It was building and we got blown off earlier today.

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I'm up for the challenge.

Heading out now. Hope to see some of you guys.

Will report any findings in the morning.

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Was out last night at the lester river, but got there a little late. Some folks caught smelt, but they were trickling in very slow. Amazingly enough, there were about only half a dozen people smelting. I would have to say altogether, about 4 gallons worth of smelt was caught between everyone. The wind wasn't too bad, and the water level this years so far seems a little low.

I heard some guys talking about park point producing good numbers but they also mentioned that the waves/currents were big.

With the potential warm weather rolling in, I must say that it should only help with the smelting running.

Good luck folks. Please post any of your finding as well.

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Who is going tonight? Ill toss the Christiansen in the truck but I dont get off work til 11pm. The wind should be much more doable tonight.

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I wont make it out smelting until later this week. I'll probably be out Thursday night at the earliest.

Northlander:

Are you planning on going out to park point?

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Ya if there is someone there after work.

Good luck.

Sounds good.

I wish I could come out tonight, but doesn't look too good right now. Will have to wait and hear all of your guys' reports.

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Nothing on the MN. point last night that I saw. Smelt are all over Wi. point though.

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we didn't get any by the lift bridge last night but the guys who left before us had about a half a 5 gallon pail full.

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