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Another Update.....

Our CC have gotten a little bigger than we like, pushing 4 pounds, so we have been spending a little time harvesting them. Removed 8 this week. We tried night crawlers and chicken liver but had little success. Switched to using 4 to 5 inch shiners and nailed them. I guess my take away from this is that "it depends" on a lot of things as to what bait is going to work for you on any given day when it comes to catching CC. 3 weeks ago, it was chicken liver.

Also tossed a couple minnow traps in last night just to see what I could catch. I was very happy with what I found. Both traps contained lots of 1.5 to 2 inch SF. They were a mixture of BG, HBG and PS. There might have been some pumpkingill (PSXBG) as well as there were what appeared to be a few PS but no orange on the flap. This is the first I have seen of the PS since stocking them at 2 to 3 inches in fall 2014. I have never actively fished for them with a small hook so I may have to give that a try.