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Baitfish trapping in the winter. #8083038 02/21/24 05:16 PM 02/21/24 05:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario	Doing some baitfish trapping through the ice. Lake trout is open and the folks like sucker minnows for bait.

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083039 02/21/24 05:17 PM 02/21/24 05:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083146 02/21/24 08:12 PM 02/21/24 08:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,182 Three Lakes,WI 72 C corky trapper
corky trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,182 Three Lakes,WI 72	Interesting. What do you bait the traps with and how do you determine where to put them? http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083169 02/21/24 08:33 PM 02/21/24 08:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,890 MN 1 160user trapper
160user trapper 1 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 17,890 MN	Is that a small Laker in the upper right corner of the bucket of minnows? I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083384 02/22/24 08:19 AM 02/22/24 08:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario G gibb OP trapper
gibb OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,598 Timmins Ontario	Each lake or pond can be different, for suckers normally deeper water, traps on the bottom. Mostly use bread. It’s some sort of shiner minnow, at this lake we mainly catch big dace and suckers.

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083408 02/22/24 09:00 AM 02/22/24 09:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 720 Stanton Mi. B BigJoe. trapper
BigJoe. trapper B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 720 Stanton Mi.	Gibb, I was in Timmins last June on a bear hunt. Great area. We fished a small lake and we did catch a few smaller pike. Great country you have up there. Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association Director at Large

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083438 02/22/24 09:54 AM 02/22/24 09:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,218 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,218 Manitoba	long nose dace can get to 7 inches

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083442 02/22/24 09:58 AM 02/22/24 09:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,404 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,404 MT	Very interesting!!! I have tried it but I seem to never have much luck. Not sure why though. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083450 02/22/24 10:15 AM 02/22/24 10:15 AM
Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 8 Minnesota T The Finlander trapper
The Finlander trapper T Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 8 Minnesota	What are the sleds you are using?

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083467 02/22/24 10:47 AM 02/22/24 10:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,433 Midland, Michigan Rusty Axe Camp trapper
Rusty Axe Camp trapper Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,433 Midland, Michigan	Love ice fishing up there. Did it for years. Stopped going at Covid. Maybe next year I'll be back. Erik Johnson

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083477 02/22/24 10:56 AM 02/22/24 10:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,736 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,736 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	I trap minnows in my pond; mostly fatheads. I don't use any bait, just set several traps close together. The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.

Re: Baitfish trapping in the winter. [Re: gibb] #8083709 02/22/24 04:53 PM 02/22/24 04:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,870 Pennsylvania P patrapperbuster trapper
patrapperbuster trapper P Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,870 Pennsylvania	Quite the set-up gibb. Mine is just a few small minnow traps. Do ya have Sculpins up your way? Here in PA Sculpins are great big trout & bass bait Till that day.....

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