To keep them fresh, gather the mussels and clams from shallow waters before or while you fish. If clams or mussels are native to your area, they make a great live freshwater bait to catch the native fish. Ants can be gathered from a nest and large insects can be captured with a net. Smallmouths and large trout prefer immature versions of mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, hellgrammites and dobsonfly larvae. Brown trout are especially attracted to ants presented on a fly. INSECTSĪnts, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets and caterpillars are ideal to use as live freshwater fishing bait for catching pan fish, sunfish and trout. Store minnows in a minnow bucket using the same water from which they were bought or captured and take care not to crowd them. It will struggle to regain an upright position The key is to keep the fish moving on its own.įor really good action, hook the minnow upside down on a light jig. Use larger 'shiners' for bass and pike fishing.įor cast and retrieve, trolling and drifting, hook the minnow vertically through both lips or through the tail.įor still fishing with a bobber, hook the minnow through the back just above the dorsal fin. Minnows are readily available from bait and tackle shops or you can catch your own if it's legal in your area. MINNOWSīasically, minnows are baby fish and a good all-around freshwater fishing bait.
You can also harvest grubs from the soil and from the swelled and deformed leaves of trees, plants and vegetables. Ideal for pan fish, sunfish and trout, grubs and meal worms are used often as live freshwater bait and are readily available from tackle and bait shops. When the mixture is boiling, drop in the dough balls, but don't overcrowd them.Put the pan on the stove and bring the molasses, water and flavoring to a boil.Add a flavoring agent, such as garlic, licorice, anise or strawberry gelatin.Mix the rest of the water with 1 cup of molasses and pour it into a pan.Roll the dough into balls about ½-inch to 1-inch in diameter.Take a 1-quart container of water and pour just enough of it into the mixture to make a heavy dough.Mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup yellow cornmeal and 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl.HOMEMADE DOUGH BALLSĪ tasty, homemade freshwater fishing bait specifically for catfish and carp: Mold the stuff all the way around the fishing hook, including the barb or use it on a treble hook with a bait holder attachment. They're commercially made, come in a can and are labeled for specific fish, such as trout, pan fish, catfish and carp. You can keep them fresh in a refrigerator for several days. Leeches are hardy and will last a long time. If you're placing leeches in your live well, give them at least one hour to adjust to the new temperature so they can stretch out and swim naturally. Don't fish them faster than they can naturally swim. There is a simple rule of thumb when using leeches as live fishing bait. But the tail sucker disk is larger than the head disk. Leeches should be hooked through the sucker in the tail. Leeches are excellent live freshwater fishing bait for walleye and northern pike and are readily available from bait shops. Go to the Saltwater Fishing section for information on saltwater fishing bait. Many species of saltwater fish like sea trout, bluefish and sailfish are attracted to this type of freshwater bait. Catfish and carp bite on cut fishing bait.
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For best results, scale the fish but leave the skin on. You can use any caught fish, including bait fish, to make cut bait. Fish that are attracted to scent are more likely to hit on cut bait. Using fish cut into pieces attracts fish in a different way than whole, live freshwater fishing bait or lures.
Many lakes don't allow the use of rough fish minnows as freshwater bait because rough fish can take over a lake and starve-out the game fish.Ĭompare the cost of losing one worm to losing a lure and you'll see that fishing with live bait can be less expensive than fishing with lures and if you find your own freshwater live bait, you can save even more money.įor more information about the best freshwater bait to use for your target fish, check the Freshwater Fish Species section. Always check local fishing regulations to make sure the freshwater fishing bait you choose is legal for the lake you're fishing.
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