Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Minnow traps

Catching FHM out of my main pond has been strange. One week I might catch very few. Then there was another week where I baited the trap and came back in an hour and the trap was a third full of minnows. I don't know how so many crammed in there.

A piece of stale bread or some fish food pellets for bait helps. Especially if the BOW you are trapping in is used to pellet feed. Parallel to shore I am told and for minnows, not too deep water. I like about 6"-12" over the top of the trap or less. Close to shore line. I catch lots less minnows if I get the trap thrown out too far and too deep. FHM hug the shore line if there are predators out in the deeper water.