Does anyone know if bass gorge on the smelt populations that show up this time of year in Boston Harbor and other areas--does the Merrimack or Salem Harbor have a smelt run?
I only know of smelt from fishing for salmon during the spring smelt runs, when it pays to have a killer smelt pattern. Might it also pay to fish a big ol' 9" smelt-like deceiver. While there are tons of juve pogies around for bass to gorge on, I would think they would just rip up these smelt, and as usual, I have this unquenchable desire to fish huge patterns on my 10 wt to best the 20 lb. mark....
Any smelt experts abound?
Jeff
I only know of smelt from fishing for salmon during the spring smelt runs, when it pays to have a killer smelt pattern. Might it also pay to fish a big ol' 9" smelt-like deceiver. While there are tons of juve pogies around for bass to gorge on, I would think they would just rip up these smelt, and as usual, I have this unquenchable desire to fish huge patterns on my 10 wt to best the 20 lb. mark....
Any smelt experts abound?
Jeff