Smelt - Dressed - 12 lbs
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Smelt - Dressed - 12 lbs

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Ratings Snapshot
4.8
out of 5
5 (48)
4 (4)
3 (1)
2 (0)
1 (1)
Would recommend this product.
66.7%
  • Vac Pack, Skin on, Headless, Gutted
  • Wild Caught in USA
  • Raw - not breaded
$159.00
*Sorry we are out of stock...

Product Description

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Our dressed lake smelt are headless, gutted and packaged in 3 pound vacuum packed plastic bags. They can vary in size based on the smelt run that day but are usually between 3-5 inches long. These are caught in the spring during the annual smelt run and immediately processed and frozen.

We currently only sell by the case as a smaller package is too expensive to ship. 

These are raw fish -- NOT breaded. Also, since they are a less expensive fish per pound, you may want to combine with other products to reduce the shipping cost per pound.

In spring of 2020 we changed our supplier to a processor that will vacuum pack our smelt and produce a more consistent quality and grading. As of May 2021 the run was very poor and we have a small quantity that will not last long. And yes it's of course more expensive that usual.

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Customer Ratings & Reviews

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Ratings Snapshot
4.8
out of 5
5 (48)
4 (4)
3 (1)
2 (0)
1 (1)
Would recommend this product.
66.7%
4.8
out of 5
5 (48)
4 (4)
3 (1)
2 (0)
1 (1)
Would recommend this product.
66.7%
54 Total Reviews
High Quality
5 out of 5
Marlo
Location: AL
Date: May 26, 2020
High quality shipping method, packaging and taste. Perfect!
Verified Buyer Recommended
Bets out there.
4 out of 5
Location:
Date: May 18, 2020
Got a 4 instead of 5 as some pkgs were not sealed, but fish is excellent.
Verified Buyer Recommended
Amazing return to childhood
5 out of 5
FishingMI
Location: MI
Date: May 18, 2020
My dad and his friends used to fish for smelt off of the Great Lakes. My mom used to pan fry them at family parties. We did the same with these smelt - and they were amazing!
Verified Buyer Recommended
dressed smelt
5 out of 5
BEVE
Location: salem ohio
Date: May 15, 2020
these were the best smelt I have had in a very long time. Lately when I buy them here in the store they seem to be very small and sometimes just bits and pieces.
Verified Buyer Recommended
Great Tasting
5 out of 5
D007
Location: South Carolina
Date: April 11, 2020
I haven't had smelt in 20 plus years since I moved down south. Reminds me of the old days when we'd have it on our fish Fridays. Battered, deep fried in peanut oil, salt and pepper to taste. What an excellent delight! With 12lbs. I have enough for a long time of enjoyment.
Verified Buyer Recommended
Dressed Smelt
5 out of 5
Kate
Location: Mississipi
Date: February 18, 2020
Absolutely delicious. Enjoyed them so much. Will be ordering again.
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Smelt Delicious
5 out of 5
Jaimal
Location: Indiana
Date: February 3, 2020
Fish arrived promptly, frozen,and in good condition. Thawed out a pound after arrival, dry battered and fried in lard. Excellent🖒
Verified Buyer Recommended
Smelts
1 out of 5
Barbara
Location: PA
Date: December 19, 2019
I was very disappointed in the quality of your product. The first bag I opened the day I received them to make them for dinner, less then half of them were cut open, about a quarter of them were in pieces. We love smelts and we were so excited to have found a place in which to order them from but sadly I will not be ordering them again. They were very small in comparison to ones we got while vacationing in MI!
Verified Buyer
These guys did not disappoint!
5 out of 5
TIMROVER
Location: Oak Brook, Illinois
Date: June 28, 2019
The Smelts were awesome, trench them in very cold “beer” batter then deep fry them in a hot oil bath for a few minutes and you’re rockin’!
Verified Buyer Recommended
positive
5 out of 5
RON
Location: michigan
Date: June 10, 2019
everthing good
Verified Buyer Recommended
Frozen Smelt
5 out of 5
Charlie
Location: California
Date: February 19, 2019
I was concerned about my purchase because it was over $100 and my first time buying with Walleye. However, the packages was very well packed and stayed perfectly frozen with the dry ice. The smelt were tasty and I'm stocked up for a few months. I'm looking forward to trying other fish.
Verified Buyer Recommended
Smelts
5 out of 5
Connie
Location: Mississippi
Date: December 24, 2018
First time ordering from your company...........exceeded expectations! Product arrived in three days and the quality was awesome. Will be ordering again in the near future. Thank you!
Verified Buyer Recommended
Size
3 out of 5
Jackee
Location: home
Date: December 22, 2018
The smelts were good, but overall they were too small. It would be nice if in the future, you could offer a larger size in the 12 lbs, dressed. Thank you for taking time to read this. I will be ordering again.. Smelts are a big part of our Christmas Eve dinner. For future reference, can you recommend a large size dressed?
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Smelt
5 out of 5
Location:
Date: September 30, 2018
Delicious!!!
Verified Buyer Recommended
Awesome Smelt
5 out of 5
Jer
Location: Wyoming
Date: September 14, 2018
I haven’t had fresh Lake Smelt in years since we moved from Michigan to Wyoming, the freshness and flavor brought back those great memories I had as a kid waiting for my father to fry some up in his special beer badder. Thank you!
Verified Buyer Recommended
Lake smelt
5 out of 5
rlb1130
Location: Houston
Date: November 8, 2017
Product came as advertised and on time. I did overnight shipping and contents were frozen and showed no signs of thawing. Everything was great quality and only small complaint was the size of the fish was a little smaller than I expected but I will definitely order again. I received 12 individual packages and they are perfect meal size packages for me. They were dressed which save a lot of cleaning time. Smelt is not readily available in Houston so after 4 years of living here I was finally able to get a taste of home.
Verified Buyer Recommended
Dressed Smelt
5 out of 5
Tom
Location: CA
Date: July 22, 2017
Fantastic Smelt. Clean and fresh. It was wonderful.
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Lake smelt.....Memories
5 out of 5
L.Pearson
Location: Lansdale, PA, USA
Date: February 7, 2017
The smelt tasted as good as we enjoyed 50 years ago
cleaned smelt
5 out of 5
Linda Cornell
Location: Montrose, CO, United States
Date: December 18, 2016
Happy as always
Dressed smelt
4 out of 5
Jeff Mahloch
Location: Tucson , AZ, USA
Date: November 23, 2016
Very happy with the freshness and flavor. Also happy to find it was in one pound packages. My only complaint isn't actually a true complaint. The area I grew up in we left the tails and fins on. We always thought that was the best part. Was slightly disappointed to find out that they were removed. All and all a great product however.
54 Total Reviews