Doing some baitfish trapping through the ice.
Lake trout is open and the folks like sucker minnows for bait.

Interesting. What do you bait the traps with and how do you determine where to put them?

Is that a small Laker in the upper right corner of the bucket of minnows?

Each lake or pond can be different, for suckers normally deeper water, traps on the bottom. Mostly use bread.

It’s some sort of shiner minnow, at this lake we mainly catch big dace and suckers.

Gibb, I was in Timmins last June on a bear hunt. Great area. We fished a small lake and we did catch a few smaller pike. Great country you have up there.

long nose dace can get to 7 inches

Very interesting!!! I have tried it but I seem to never have much luck. Not sure why though.

What are the sleds you are using?

Love ice fishing up there. Did it for years. Stopped going at Covid. Maybe next year I'll be back.

I trap minnows in my pond; mostly fatheads. I don't use any bait, just set several traps close together.

Quite the set-up gibb. Mine is just a few small minnow traps.

Do ya have Sculpins up your way?
Here in PA Sculpins are great big trout & bass bait