Fishing Forum

I fished Yuba from shore for a couple of hours while the kids were swimming. I was surprised to catch 2 bass (I think largemouth) about 7 inches long. Also caught a couple carp and had a monster rainbow on before he took me down into the brush and I ended up breaking him off. Had about 10 other hits that I missed. All in all, a decent fishing trip.

I was using my minnow traps with bread to catch some of the minnows I could see in the shallows, but couldn't get them to come in. Any ideas on what to use for those things? This setup is automatic at e-lake and the likes for the red sided shiners. What other baits are you guys using in your traps. If a guy had a net, I'm sure he could catch hundreds as they're really thick.
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Try Dog food, it works for me!
James
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MIX A LITLE FISH OIL IN WITH THE BREAD CRUMBS. OR CHOOSE EASY AND BUY DOG FOOD.
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Dry or canned?
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both dry and canned work good, I usually use dry but that is because I usually have the dry dog food.
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Usually I put a little trout bait in with the bread like old dried powerbait, zeekes, or marshmellows. Draws them in pretty good most times.
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Are you talking about the tiny minnows you see by the millions? The ones I see at Yuba are too small to catch in the net or traps I use. They swim right out the holes. I haven't been there in a while to see if the minnows are bigger but the little ones won't stay in a trap. I had to use a super fine mesh landing net and surprise them by the rocks. Good luck.
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Yep, those are the ones I'm talking about. Maybe they are all swimming out of the trap when I pull it up. I just figure that they all can't be that small. Can't help but think anything tipped with one of those would do great at Yuba.
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