Many people do not know you can easily catch an abundance of baitfish and even some crawfish and hellgrammites simply by seining for them yourself. Seining is a method of fishing that utilizes a net called a seine. This net is unique in that it is vertical in the water or held at a steep angle with weights holding the bottom down while the top is kept floating by corks or foam floats. While these are commonly found deployed on an industrial scale on fishing liners and can be hundreds of yards in length, they can also be very small and simple — easily managed by one or two people.
The legacy of seining is a long one, going all the way back to the Stone Age where native peoples would use crude nets made of plant fibers and stones to catch fish for their communities. Today, while we have more efficient means of seining, the basic blueprint has changed very little throughout the ages. Although this method of catching fish is hardly the most popular nowadays for the average angler, it offers tremendous upside as a means of securing high-quality baitfish.
The idea of catching your own bait may seem a bit intimidating at first. It can come across as a lot of unnecessary work, and people may find the learning curve a bit off-putting. There is certainly a bit to learn, but the upside of acquiring and developing this skill can pay huge dividends.
Moreover, I cannot stress enough just how fun it is to seine for minnows — and this goes double for kids who are just learning the fishing game. Some of the fondest memories are seining minnows with my grandfather and brothers at dawn in Little Rush Creek in southern Ohio. We would seine minnows for 20 minutes, catch minnows, and spend the rest of the day reeling in incredible Smallmouth as we walked the 3 mile stretch up the creek.
The first is the seine itself. These come in about as many different sizes as you could imagine, but for the purposes of seining minnows it is a good idea to stick with the 4 foot by 15 or 20 foot nets.
Generally, these nets are made of durable polyethylene or nylon fiber and designed to hold its own when it comes to wear and tear.
The nets holes will usually also be very fine as to allow water to easily pass through without allowing any fish a chance to escape. Next, you will want to invest in a great pair of seine poles. These poles will be attached vertically to each end of the net and allow for the seine to be spread out evenly through the water from the bottom of the stream to the surface. Beach seining is an activity that involves pulling a long seine through the water of an adjacent beach.
A seine is usually manned by two people, one on each end of the net. With smaller nets, and where allowed, one person can anchor an end to the beach and swing the other end through the water and back around to meet the anchored end. With longer nets, you may opt to have "middle men" to help bring the net in, especially if you have a large catch. Take your kids seining: Fun, educational, and they catch their own seafood! Teach them practices that could provide them a better future and we aren't talking about money.
Teaching a kid to seine is fun, educational, and they learn yet another method for putting food on the table. It's also a great way to teach them conservation When working a seine, it is important to use the net properly in order to maximize your catch.
Start out with one person holding the net in shallow water while the other person walks out deeper usually strongest person goes deep.
Both seiners walk parallel to the shoreline for a distance. The shallow man will slow his pace to a crawl as the deep man circles in towards shore.
When he reaches near shore, both seiners bring the seine in as rapidly as possible. You can go seining at any time in freshwater, but keep in mind that the weather, the season, and the moon phase can effect the abundance of species available at any given time.
Our dad showing a "newbie" the setup for a seine circa Choosing the right time to go seining is important if you want to be successful in your catch. Fish and other species aren't always there for the taking; they travel in and out with the tides and migrate to different areas depending on the season. The net extends down in the water due to weights placed on the net's bottom line. The weighted line can then be pulled, so that the net acts like a purse. What does Gillnetting mean?
Gillnetting is a common fishing method used by commercial and artisanal fishers of all the oceans and in some freshwater and estuary areas.
Gill nets are composed of vertical panels of netting that hang from a line with regularly spaced floaters that hold the line on the surface of the water. Is purse seine fishing sustainable? Purse-seine fishing in open water is generally considered to be an efficient form of fishing. It has no contact with the seabed and can have low levels of bycatch accidental catch of unwanted species. MSC certified fisheries using purse seines must ensure that they leave enough fish in the ocean to reproduce.
How do you use minnow seine? Bring the two sides of the seine together, trapping the minnows inside the net. Gently lift your seine out of the water, allowing the water to filter through the holes around your pack of minnows. Quickly but carefully deposit the minnows in your waiting bucket. Take careful aim. How long are trawl nets?
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