I’ve both caught and eaten my share of smelt. We’d buy a new garbage can every season just to fill it to the top with smelt. We’d use nets to catch them in Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
We’d set up an assembly line (more like disassebbly) and snip-snip-shake-rinse they were clean.
>> I’ve both caught and eaten my share of smelt. &etc
Stop it! You’re making me hungry and lunch is an hour away!