Catching Minnows from a pond?

the way i used to catch mass amounts of minnows in my creek behind my house was to get a big net with small holes in it and just net them. thats how i used to do it.
 
if you can get to a peir and you can see the minnows, i would take a net and some bread, you drop the bread in front of the net and wait till some come to eat it. then you scoops em up.
 
Most bait shops sell minnow traps in my area.A mesh cylindrical basket with cone shapes openings in each end.Put some dog food or bread in sock and tie it inside it,place it in the pond over night and you should have plenty of minnows.
You should also be careful of parasites in the minnows.
 
Tinycl has the best recomendation. I have a black cylinder type minnow trap I got at a Bass Pro Shop down the road. It works great. You just add some bread dried into the puppy and throw it out into a lake or river with a rope connected to it. The next day I had close to 8-14 minnows. Works wonders and a great live alternative than buying goldfish for oscars:D
 
mosquito fish

That sounds like a plan. Now, my snook can only eat fish that are about 1" or less. Most minnows are bigger than that. Will those minnow traps work for those tiny mosquito fish?
 
I'll call the local bait shop down the road and see what kind of minnow trapping equipment they've got for sale. If they don't have one that will work for my needs, then I'll have to design and make my own.
 
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