I've been using a trio of minnow traps daily on a river in my backyard just to document what I can catch. I have two standard walmart minnow traps and a cheap thing I got on amazon which worked great until a bullhead bulldozed in there and rearranged it. Anyhow, I was trying to target darters, which I'm sure you all know is not the best way. I figured since they like to hide, maybe covering the trap would help, so I slid an extra gaiter I had over the trap. My catch has increased dramatically, including fish you usually don't get in traps like logperch, blackside darters and johny darters. Unfortunately also barrels of gobies. Either way I thought it was kind of neat.

Very cool idea!  We may have to try to do something like that too.  Thanks for the tip!

 

Todd, did you see this?

Very cool idea!  We may have to try to do something like that too.  Thanks for the tip!

 

Todd, did you see this?

Saw it just now. Really cool - I've cought hundreds of fish in my minnow traps; but never a single darter - something we'll have to try.

I've also tried different gaiters. I've put 3 exact same traps in the same body of water, and the dark grey gaiter covered trap always outperformed the light blue gaiter covered trap, which outperformed the bare trap.

I've also tried different gaiters. I've put 3 exact same traps in the same body of water, and the dark grey gaiter covered trap always outperformed the light blue gaiter covered trap, which outperformed the bare trap.

 

This reminds me of what I have heard about minnow traps - I've read(and also been told by someone I met) that silver minnow traps work better than the black ones. 

 
This reminds me of what I have heard about minnow traps - I've read(and also been told by someone I met) that silver minnow traps work better than the black ones. 

Maybe minnows take ambiance into account when dining out? Lol

Edited by chonylee, 09 September 2021 - 05:33 AM.