Minnows

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[#0000FF]Not too early, if you can find open water. Chubs stay active even under the ice. And they tend to school up in colder water. Even better if you can find a warm spring.
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[#0000FF]All of my better chub holes dried up last year. But hope for more water and some potential by late spring this year.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Carp spawn beginning in April and often running into June. By July you should be able to find small schools of them in shallow water in the areas of greatest spawning activity. And by late fall you will find young carp from 2" to 6" in length.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]If you want redside shiners, go to Electric Lake in June. They will be all over in the shallows, spawning. You can catch them with traps, cast nets or small jigs and worm.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Seems the current best place for chubs is a drive to Scofield. Go down to the river below the dam. If water flows are right you can catch grundles, but mostly bigger ones. But they can be cut into good bait sized chunks or strips.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The Deer Valley Ponds used to be good for chubs but they are now part of the community fisheries. No cast nets. But the chub population took a big dive there anyway.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]There are some streams in San Pete County that have a variety of minnows...from suckers to fathead minnows. I haven't worked them personally but know others who have. Seek and ye shall find...maybe.
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