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how to net a mud bottom creek

Started by Guest_FirstChAoS_* , May 23 2009 12:16 AM

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#1 Guest_FirstChAoS_*

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Posted 23 May 2009 - 12:16 AM

Last week i had alot of fun learning the basics of kick netting and seining.

The other day I found a small mud bottomed stream that was teaming with small minnows and suckers. But it was mud bottomed so kick netting seems out of the question, and i don't have anyone else to help me with a seine.

What is the best way to sample a muddy stream without anyone to help.

#2 Guest_smilingfrog_*

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Posted 23 May 2009 - 01:18 AM

What is the best way to sample a muddy stream without anyone to help.

With no one to help your best bet may be a dipnet and/or minnow trap.

#3 Guest_keepnatives_*

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Posted 23 May 2009 - 01:55 PM

Last week i had alot of fun learning the basics of kick netting and seining.

The other day I found a small mud bottomed stream that was teaming with small minnows and suckers. But it was mud bottomed so kick netting seems out of the question, and i don't have anyone else to help me with a seine.

What is the best way to sample a muddy stream without anyone to help.

If its not so deep you can't get in to the creek I like to use a large seine, 8-10 foot if legal, stick one pole up on the bank and weight it down with some larger rocks (sticking the end in the bank helps too) then take the other pole and work the net out around the minnows and run it up the bank after stretching it out all the way. Be careful not to pull so fast you pull the other pole loose.

Another way that can work well if you're patient is using an umbrella net. Just toss it in let it drop to the bottom and when the fish swim over it pull it up fast. You can also safety pin a piece of stocking with some canned cat food for bait.

#4 Guest_netmaker_*

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 03:29 PM

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Old School.................. ........but it works.

If you still dig mud......add another 15 or 20 strands...its pennies a foot.

nm

#5 Guest_Nocomis_*

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Posted 24 May 2009 - 07:49 PM

I went to grad school with a guy that built a "beer can" trot line, which was somewhat successful. Your traps look good, but if you have troubles you might want to widen the hole. I always check water bottles in creeks, but success is variable. guess it depends on the species. what are you trying to catch???

Old tires are productive for madtoms, but I would not advocate placing them in a creek

For what it's worth.