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Mack
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No Minnows in my slough...
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5/27/2009 6:33:03 PM
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Last year minnows were all over the place, nibbling toes hung over the dock/ under the lights, everywhere. No problem trapping them.
This year? Zero/zip/Nada. Not there day or night, even with oatmeal and dogfood bait.
What's up? Is it seasonal or weather related?
Appreciate some advice from you experienced folks,
Mack
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Spot Remover
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No Minnows in my slough...
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5/28/2009 12:08:20 PM
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Mack, we haven't caught any spot tail minnows, either. They may on sandy bottoms near fairly deep water.
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Mack
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No Minnows in my slough...
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5/28/2009 3:48:11 PM
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when I say no minnows, I mean literally none of any kind, any size. I see/hear fish striking the topwater out in the slough early and late. Maybe that are all in deep water, just seems strange.
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Aardvark
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No Minnows in my slough...
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5/31/2009 12:16:35 AM
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I made it a point to look for minnows this afternoon to respond to this thread. I saw some, but not as many as I have seen in past years.
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No Minnows in my slough...
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5/31/2009 10:56:43 AM
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There appears to be just as many minnows if not more in my area than last year. I was taking a look last night over both my Green Monster Light (175 W Mercury Vapor) and my Metal Halide Light (400 W with a yellow glow), and the minnow flow was tremendous. I observed for the first time schools of very tiny minnow of some sort plus a large abundance of the larger spot tails.
Several times this Spring I have thrown out hand-fulls of dry dog food and had large numbers of spot tails feeding on the floating niblets. You may want to install a 3 inch PVC pipe next to your dock with 1/8 inch holes drilled in it below the water line. Affix a screw-off top and fill it with cheap dry dog food. It should increase your minnow population along with attracting catfish. Every once in a while, you will want to pour a quart or so of water down in the pipe.
Does your seawall have rip-rap? If not, this next Winter you may want add it to help as habitat for minnow and small bait fish. It will also help preserve your seawall.
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