Smelt fishing camps in Maine?

[shaunp1280]

Hello everyone, i have been up to James Eddy smelt camps twice in the past 2 wks with little luck. Any advice on tides or another place that might be better, Also should i bring my own gear such as a sabiki. The gear they supply is horrible. I know the night catch is better but is it possible during the day?

[skatewing]

It's that Jim's smelt camps in Bowdiinham? I have done well there at night. Use sabiki rigs only three hooks cut them in half. And about two ounces of weight. All this on a small jig stick with a spinning reel. I've done very well there. Ask Zeke how they have been hitting.
Lately I have heard the tides are too big.

[garonmailman]

i have a bunch of friends that are hard core and bring there own smelt set ups and all that good stuff and they have not done shit either they got 5 one night and 15 another so dont beat your self up to bad just a bad year

[Bottom-Dweller]

I’m going up to James Eddy this Thursday 4pm to 10pm… This is going to be my first smelt trip, no expectations, maybe just catch a good buzz.

I’ll update here when we get back from our mini-vacation on Monday.

[Nite Bite]

Got to go to Worthings. I haven't been in a few years but used to go a lot while in College. I fished a few diffrent spots but every time I did an overnight tide at Worthings we absolutely killed'em, not to mention we had a blast everytime. I will never forget the drunk Mainers in the shack next to us, must have heard "you caught your boot bud" a thousand times, followed by "go to the F'in car, you are a being a **** sucker". Epic Mainers at there best, boy do I miss smelt fishing Maine style!

http://www.maine.gov/dmr/recreationa.../worthings.htm

Hope that helps, slay'em! Just don't hook your boot

[shaunp1280]

We are heading up fri, good luck

[Bottom-Dweller]

We fished from 4pm to 10pm Thursday night. The four of us caught 98 total smelt.

About ½ of what we caught was taken in the last 90 minutes. Glow in the dark Sabiki rigs tipped with a little sea worm was the way to go. Also it was an incoming tide, if that matters?

Only about 4” of ice, it’s not going to last at this rate!