Traps for Catching Creek Forage Fish - 07/31/21 05:27 PM
I’m in the mountains of north Georgia and have a small 1/8 acre pond with a few bass and no forage fish population yet. I’m in the process of building some rock pile habitats to help establish the forage. This pond is fed by a continuous inflow of creek water from a 2” pvc pipe so the water stays at or below 70 degrees and relatively clean.
I have 2 creeks on the property and I see some pools with a lot of small fish I have not yet identified but I I’d like to catch some and introduce them to the pond and see if they can establish a sustaining population. Most of them are 2”-3” but in one larger pool there are some 6”-8”.
Would there be a good reason not to catch some of these and put them in with the bass and if it’s ok, what type of traps would you recommend I use to try and catch some of these? The creeks are preset small and shallow but the pools are maybe 2-4 feet deep.
Thanks,
Bruce
I have 2 creeks on the property and I see some pools with a lot of small fish I have not yet identified but I I’d like to catch some and introduce them to the pond and see if they can establish a sustaining population. Most of them are 2”-3” but in one larger pool there are some 6”-8”.
Would there be a good reason not to catch some of these and put them in with the bass and if it’s ok, what type of traps would you recommend I use to try and catch some of these? The creeks are preset small and shallow but the pools are maybe 2-4 feet deep.
Thanks,
Bruce