I Smelt You

It is a good Tuesday when you can recruit Grandma to watch Alistair so you can go ice fishing for smelt.  In our cosy red shack we caught fish, after fish, after fish.  What fun!

We used ultralight rods with tiny pieces of worm as bait.  The fish were eating them up!

By 3 pm we had 52 fish!

Now to figure out how to can these suckers so we can use them as a substitute in tuna fish sandwiches.  We will use the fish heads to make stock.

Fun fact: Smelt smell like cucumbers.  Who knew?!

If they taste like cucumbers, that will make for extra delicious sandwiches.  Amazing.