Rainbow Smelt at Cayuga

[Toonfisher]

Fished Friday out of Myers Point, mostly to the the north. Caught nine fish. However, 4 of them were 8" or less. Quite unusual for a couple of pros like us Some of the little guys had a mottled pattern, not like a Laker. Could they have been Smelt or some other fish?

[hermit]

Did they look like trout? Parr marks on rainbows? The DEC has been stocking the lake recently with various trout species.

[Toonfisher]

They had the body shape of a trout but not the color. I just never heard of anyone catching smelt on a spoon. :?:

[areyounuts]

Looked at some pictures and the fish didn't look like a rainbow smelt. As I always say " it takes a big man to catch a small fish"

[Toonfisher]

I think whoever coined that phrase had you in mind. :roll: