Re: NANFA--Minnow Trap Advice

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:26:15 -0600

Saltwater Fundulus (grandis) mostly have entered my metal trap with no bait
at all! It helps if you place one "dither" fish in the trap also!

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA--Minnow Trap Advice

> >If you want a sinking trap get a metal one. Use a plastic trap that
> >floats to catch fishes near the surface. Funny though , I usually have
> >poor luck with Fundulus. But small sunfishes are usually suckers for
> >traps. They apparently enter out of curiosity. Same for many fishes
> >including mudminnows and madtoms that frequently enter unbaited metal
> >traps when I set them in my pond to sample the populations.
> >
> >Could be something about the metal that attracts fish.
> >
> >Jeff
>
> Fundulus heteroclitus, mummichogs, can be caught by the trapload in salt
> marsh areas, along with F. majalis and silversides. Freshwater Fundulus
spp.
> seem to be less inclined to enter traps. And sunfish are total suckers for
> traps, along with Gambusia and stonerollers.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL
>
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