December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread

[dendrite]

3 hours ago, dryslot said:

This is going to be the first time in about 15yrs, That i'm going to be smelt fishing this early, 7+" of ice on the tributaries from all this cold weather this month, Going out Saturday night to fish the incoming tide, It is fun catching these when there running, These fish are a delicacy, Better then french fries.

How do they compare with sardines? I like sardines minus the heads. The chickens get those.

[dryslot]

6 minutes ago, dendrite said:

How do they compare with sardines? I like sardines minus the heads. The chickens get those.

Much better actually i think, I eat both, Cut the bodies, Cut off the heads clean and rinse, Recipe is simple for these, 2 tbl spoons Salt, 1c Flour, I place them in a zip lock, Shake them up and fry them in cooking oil, It makes them crispy, Supermarkets or fish mkts up here will carry them in season too.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236481/fried-smelts/

[klw]

4 hours ago, dryslot said:

Oh there is usually plenty of shenanigans that goes with these trips.............

good.  If you are floundering in your attempts to catch anything, just don't sit there carping about it.

[dryslot]

1 minute ago, klw said:

good.  If you are floundering in your attempts to catch anything, just don't sit there carping about it.

You either leave happy with a buzz, Or you leave pretty intoxicated............

[dryslot]

A few streamers moving thru the lakes region