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tjhough · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:34 am Post subject: Catching Mud Minnows

Never tried to catch these before, can anyone tell me where a good place would be to place a trap in the Port A area? Does the water have to be brackish?

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

That's a good question! They - flounder will eat finger minnows too!
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FishinClint · Horse Mullet Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 151

Howdy!

Back in July I castnetted tons of them (and finger mullet) in the Sailboat Channel off Hwy 361. Some of them were 4-5 inches long. Hope this helps.

cuzn dave · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 465

B & R flats just the other side of ferry.
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tjhough · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:29 am Post subject:

Thank you guys so much, always helpful here

ironmanstan · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:51 am Post subject:

I used to cast em up right along Laguna Shores rd.
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joejoe7716 · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 12:25 pm Post subject:

Cast net in inches of water.

Walk slowly until you spook em, they only swim a few feet then stop.

KingKilla · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:44 am Post subject: Mud Minnow Cast Netting

Any Marsh type areas usually have them. Even some sandy shorelines. As was already said...walk along the shoreline till you spook them then throw.

The key is they are usually ON THE SHORELINE. Watch in very shallow water and throw the net very shallow. Its even OK if some of the net lands on land. That's how shallow they usually are. If you are just chunking the net out on the middle of a slough or as far out as you can you probably won't get many.

TroutSupport · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:55 am Post subject:

Yes, any little mud cut into the marsh grass shallow on the shoreline is the ticket between now and mid to late december.

bucknplastic · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:19 am Post subject:

A marshy slough or canal location and a minnow trap baited with a cracked crab overnight usually produces mud minnows successfully.
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cuzn dave · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 465

Commercial guys use those funnel type traps.
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txscrambler · Horse Mullet Joined: 12 May 2012 Posts: 144

Go out at night on the port a stretch and pull off anywhere and shine your headlights on the water and wait. The water will start moving with them. Throw your net and you're set Very Happy