Hey bhutch, with this trawling type of fishing, looking for smelt. Can you descibe the net that is being dragged. How tall is the net and can you control the depth it is being pulled or do you just drag the bottom of the lake. I ask because everyday that I see commercial boats out of Dover fishing this way, my fishing is usually the worst. This trawling action brings a lot of plant life up into the water, and everything is disturbed. With the net being able to trap smelt, you must capture everything else as well. Seems like a bit waste of fish, to kill them and then dump them. Have you tried to sell the unwanted fish to dog food companies? Do you have to keep records of how many lbs, you dump daily?