IceShanty.com's Ice Fishing Community

Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Ice Fishing Live Baits and Plastics => Topic started by: tscott1632 on Dec 12, 2015, 02:10 PM

Title: Catching crawdads or scuds?
Post by: tscott1632 on Dec 12, 2015, 02:10 PM

Has anyone tried catching crawdads through winter? I know they become pretty lethargic in the cold but my friend last year did catch one while jigging last year randomly.
How about scuds. Does anyone fish with them through the ice and how or where do you get them?

Title: Re: Catching crawdads or scuds?
Post by: 1MOFISH on Dec 19, 2015, 08:47 PM

we get crawdaddies in our minnow traps all winter long in creeks they go after the meat in our traps used them fo bait never had any luck
GOD BLESS
mo

Title: Re: Catching crawdads or scuds?
Post by: mtnhillbilly on Jan 04, 2016, 11:34 PM

I see crawfish cruising bottoms of reservoirs all the time and catchem when bored! Don't use them for bait though and scuds are probly best to buy at a fly shop I tied some up a few days ago and will tryem tomorrow they are pretty small so couldn't imagine trying to put them on a hook!  live ones that is

Title: Re: Catching crawdads or scuds?
Post by: Slabosorous on Jan 11, 2016, 11:45 AM

Trout seek out scuds like crazy in shallow water under the ice. Using grass shrimp works well -- they look very similar