Fishing season

yep, I'll second and third on the salamander lures for bass. Good bass lure at times... I wouldn't use them for panfish though.

For panfish I'd concentrate on trying spinners, jigs, minnows, live bait, first... see what they're nibbling on.

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my favorite rig when using minnows is a very small treble hook (size 16) and put it in the mouth of the minnow so that it comes out hook'd in the "lips" of the minnow. Then atttach it to a bobber and add weight as needed to keep your bobber at the right height. The minno is not bleeding and wont die. So it just swims around as far as it can (usually the lenght of line between it and the weight you put below the bobber) and keep it luring fish and stay alive till you catch somethign or leave for the day.

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^ sounds like a good idea, I'll have to try it. First I'll have to catch some minnows. Last time there were tons of minnows but no net. Confused

I've seen those treble hooks too, the newer ones have one hook that's longer than the others.

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^Ah yes, minnows. Another good bait to try. Cool

Good luck, MS. Very Happy

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	flashlightfreak9 wrote:
	^Ah yes, minnows. Another good bait to try. Good luck, MS.

Yeah I was using worms I found under birch logs last time. Then I got to the boat landing and found a nightcrawler somebody dropped. It was like 50 times bigger than my worms. Shocked

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I was watching Alaska Experiment, and I saw one of the ladies fishing, I think the adventure racer, and I thought how proud she must be catching fish then eating what she caught. I want to do that soooo bad. Very Happy

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^Yeah, hearing the fish frying in the pan after a hard day of fishing is always a good feeling. Cool

Go get a license and a rod & reel! Surprised

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hey turd northern or southern sask?if you dont mind answering,also in regards to the minnow discussion before using live minnows to fish better check your local guidelines, someplaces it is illegal to use live bait fish. in sask. it is a healthy fine they can confiscate your rods tackle and sometimes your boat and you can be banned from fishing for a period of years!!!!!

I live close to Saskatoon. I don't really ever use live bait Very Happy

eric

ever do any fishing at blackstrap turd? i used to live in saskatoon about 10 years ago went out there a few times off shore but not much luck. i think you need a boat for that lake, come to think about it you pretty much need a boat for all the lakes in southern sask

No, but I skied there when I was a kid Very Happy

eric

	d wrote:
	hey turd northern or southern sask?if you dont mind answering,also in regards to the minnow discussion before using live minnows to fish better check your local guidelines, someplaces it is illegal to use live bait fish. in sask. it is a healthy fine they can confiscate your rods tackle and sometimes your boat and you can be banned from fishing for a period of years!!!!!

I have no clue about you Northerners and bait fish Wink

... but I'd be really surprised if minnows were as a general rule outlawed.

But you're absolutely right about checking the local guidelines. I know we've got regions and water bodies here that regulate the type of live bait, usually for ecological or fish hatchery reasons.

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just checked in the fishing guide for 2008 unless it is a commercially frozen bait fish in sask can't be used they, even changed the law on live frogs and salamanders, never really used them but then again ive never fished for bass either

what about worms that's live bait Question

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

You should get a fishing regulations book with your fishing license, and if you didn't they should have the book for free anywhere you can buy a license. Always be sure to read the whole thing before you go fishing. You don't want to mess with the DNR. Shocked

I don't know if anyone said this but they can take your pole, tackle, and even your boat. Shocked

And they can restrict you from fishing for a while.

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	linsleyk wrote:
	what about worms that's live bait

Just like MS said, check your local regulations. But yes, worms are live bait. Smile

Go find out what's legal, then get out there and do it! Very Happy

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just live bait fish are illegal. worms and bugs are legal there is a place on lake diefenbaker where grasshoppers work awesome for catching rainbow trout