Long time

[USNAVYABH]

Hello all
I a havent been on this page for a while.
But I will be coming home to Manton the end of Jan from being over seas
my wife and I will be doing some Smelt fishing up in Green Lake.
my old stomping grounds.
I was just wondering and has any one one used live smelt on a tip up
at night with any luck.
I have fished for smelt there alot but never tried tip-ups there
How deep should I fish the tip-up or should I even try are the trout active at night
Thank you for any help
Tom

[brianroy6]

Last year I hit up green lake twice, With only 30 smelt each night. It wasnt very hot action even though it was packed. I then tryed crystal lake,and had way better sucess. Me and my cousin alomst filled a 5 gallon bucket:dizzy: Just something you might want to try. Thanks and goodluck

[USNAVYABH]

Ok thanks
well I may have to try where crystal did you go
and how deep did you fish
I use a portable shanty with spinning gear
Thanks for the info

[javelin]

You should see shantys set up in the general area you want to fish. Generally anywhere from 15 to 40 foot deep should hold smelt in my experience. I have an underwater blacklight that I submerse about 15 feet down, I then use glow in the dark jigs tipped with a wax worm or mousie. It's done the trick for me.


GOOD LUCK