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Posted By: azteca How to catch minnows. - 07/13/22 01:58 PM
Hello.

How to catch minnow with my traps, crayfish go in the traps and no minnows go in the trap.
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Posted By: Augie Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/13/22 02:15 PM
Try suspending your traps above the pond bottom.
Posted By: esshup Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/13/22 02:20 PM
The minnow trap openings should be parallel to the shoreline too.
Posted By: azteca Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/14/22 02:08 PM
Hello.

Thank you for your answers.

I think I found a solution, last night I used the light.

Crayfish flee light and minnow (Fathead minnow) are attracted to light.

This morning there were plenty of minnows and no crayfish in my trap.

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Posted By: catscratch Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/14/22 02:52 PM
^^^ Outstanding!
Posted By: Snipe Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/15/22 07:02 AM
azteca, 1850 miles west-southwest of you is my place. you need to come visit and try some of your ideas here, we would have fun!
Posted By: snrub Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/16/22 02:58 AM
Now that is a "bright" idea, pun intended!
Posted By: FishinRod Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/16/22 01:50 PM
I agree.

azteca posts lots of illuminating ideas to the forum!
Posted By: azteca Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/21/22 01:24 AM
Hello.

Another way.
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Posted By: FishinRod Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/21/22 03:09 AM
azteca,

Did your chemlight method work to catch minnows and exclude crayfish?

Did you also bait the trap, or just use the light source?
Posted By: azteca Re: How to catch minnows. - 07/21/22 02:54 PM
Hello.

It doesn't work very well, because of the newts the water is not very clear.

So you can barely see a glow, the spot works better.
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