Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Does anyone know how to consistently catch creek chubs, this time of year??? Do I need to buy a glass minnow trap? I've tried the black metal ones, with no success? I'm pretty ignorant and inexperienced at catching live bait in these clear water streams. Any advice, directions, or short stories are welcome. Just like to know how ya'll do it.
Justin Spencer Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I don't personally trap minnows, but I think those around here that do use mason jars with the screw on funnel you can buy to make them in to a trap. Not sure what they bait them with. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
Gavin Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Glass minnow trap & some saltines might do the trick...though they strike fly rod nymphs with abandon at times.
eric1978 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Glass minnow trap & some saltines might do the trick...though they strike fly rod nymphs with abandon at times. Yeah I was gonna say try a #16 hare's ear...can't keep 'em off those.
FishinCricket Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Minnow trap or cast net? cricket.c21.com
tjulianc Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I'm surprised no one has made a joke yet. I've seen guys on Crooked creek casting nets, but coming up empty every time. Its probably really hard when the creek is clear, and they were probably after darters and minnows.
Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Minnow traps, instead of cast netting. I gotta bad back and would rather let the trap do the work. I live on a small creek that's full of chubs and I've gotta catch some. Cabin fever has set in and I see these darn chubs every day. I just want to use em for crappie/catfish next time I go to the lake. I hate buying minnows and bait. Plus, I could keep a livebait box down there in the creek. 24/7 bait Also, I want to know the exact colors of these chubs so I can match the hatch.
Quillback Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Here's a thread on Chubs from another board. I have heard (never tried it myself) that a can of dogfood with holes punched in it and placed inside the trap works well. Chubs are supposed to be a killer walleye bait. http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/community/showthread.php?t=89122
rps Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Quillback beat me to it. The Kings river regulars swear by the large chubs for the walleye that will be moving within the next 4 or 5 weeks.
gotmuddy Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 get a glass or plastic trap and put a full sleeve of saltines in. face the opening downstream and leave it for a few hours. Your wasting your time with a cast net. If the fish arent fast enough then the rocks will catch it. The only other option is a seine. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
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