Yes the minnow reg changed this year for those in question. We still use smelts there all the time too mostly because we can go to stupidstore and buy a big bulk bag way cheaper than buying minnows. We use them instead of minnows at the other lakes we fish as well and they work just as good as minnows. Nice catch, just don't take them all out of our hole.
We actually fish about there in front of the campground all winter once the ice is thick enough to drive out with the shack. We fish the same spot in the summer too but the winter does not produce walleyes in the hundreds
like it does in the summer. Besides we target the burbs late aft and evening anyways.