What bait fish in Trinity lake

FredP · Post by **FredP** » Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:36 pm

Been fishing a few times there but haven’t figured out what the big smallmouth are eating. Anybody know?

WRB · Post by **WRB** » Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:46 pm

Trinity doesn't have Shad or smelt it does have Kokanee, crawdads and bluegill for forage base plus planted rainbow trout and King salmon, plus brown trout and largemouth bass all targeting the same forage base.
Tom

Richard - Sonora · Post by **Richard - Sonora** » Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:11 am

several times and hired a guide for first day out in the Ranger. He told me about, and provided a bag of plastics for a small, native bottom prey. Don't remember the name, dark to almost black and in the two to three inch size range. Try Phils Props up in the Redding area, great selection. Caught several smallies over four on those things!!
Richard - Sonora

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Mon Jan 06, 2020 7:00 am

Richard - Sonora wrote:several times and hired a guide for first day out in the Ranger. He told me about, and provided a bag of plastics for a small, native bottom prey. Don't remember the name, dark to almost black and in the two to three inch size range. Try Phils Props up in the Redding area, great selection. Caught several smallies over four on those things!!
Richard - Sonora

Were they sculpin?