07-24-2005, 01:09 PM
the deepth of the water is determined by where the minnows are..there is no sense in putting your trap out in a area where there are no minnows..find the minnows first then set the trap..
in most lakes like E-lake, scofield,strawberry the shiners will be very close to the shour or close to shalow water with cover to hide in..and alot of time you will find them near docks and under boats along the shour line.. if your camping over night and have a boat in the water put the trap out the back of the boat for the night and more than likley you will get a trap full of shiners by the morning..
i have set the traps in as deep as 5 to 8 feet deep at E-lake..most the time 1 to 3 feet is where the shiners can be found tho..
the later it get's in the year the deeper the shiners will go and the harder they are to trap.. thats when i brake out the cast net..but i'm a real spaz with the net and dont like looking the fool with it so i make sure no one else is around when i'm playing with it..
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in most lakes like E-lake, scofield,strawberry the shiners will be very close to the shour or close to shalow water with cover to hide in..and alot of time you will find them near docks and under boats along the shour line.. if your camping over night and have a boat in the water put the trap out the back of the boat for the night and more than likley you will get a trap full of shiners by the morning..
i have set the traps in as deep as 5 to 8 feet deep at E-lake..most the time 1 to 3 feet is where the shiners can be found tho..
the later it get's in the year the deeper the shiners will go and the harder they are to trap.. thats when i brake out the cast net..but i'm a real spaz with the net and dont like looking the fool with it so i make sure no one else is around when i'm playing with it..
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