Best frogs are relatively easy to use, they will catch shad, channel catfish, pike perch, dolly varden trout, blue catfish, dogfish and snakehead with a simple straight retrieve, and when gamefish strikes a bait usually it will hook itself.

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What color frog should I use?

Select frogs in black or dark hues for fishing in muddy water or sunny days in clear water. The best frog colors in clear or stained water with overcast skies are chartreuse and white.

When should I start frog fishing?

The best time to throw frog lures for bass is from early summer through early fall for most of the country. Southern anglers may see success with frogs in late spring. Once water temperatures hit about 68° and up, a frog can be a really good bait rain or shine until the first frost in fall.

Are Shad good saltwater bait?

TYPES OF SALTWATER BAIT.Examples of saltwater bait fish are anchovies, halfbeaks, and scad. Freshwater bait fish include any fish of the minnow or carp family, sucker family, top minnows or killifish family, shad family, sculpin or sunfish family, excluding black basses and crappie.

How do you attract channel catfish?

Canned dog food is used in several ways to attract catfish. This bait works best for channel catfish, which have taste buds distributed throughout their bodies that provide their keen sense of smell. Chunk dog food like Alpo Prime Cuts comes in meaty squares with added flavors of cheese, bacon and gravy.

Do pike eat perch?

Adult Pike will take most small fish with Roach, Rudd, Dace, Perch & Trout commonly consumed. They will also take Frogs, Newts, Crayfish, young ducklings and small mammals such as Water Voles and Water Rats.

Do trout eat vegetables?

Trout eat many things. They are opportunistic while being selective. They can eat everything from insects to other trout and crustaceans to algae.

What do catfish eat in a pond?

Channel catfish eat a variety of both plant and animal matter. Young catfish, sometimes called fiddlers, feed primarily on aquatic insects, snails, crawfish, green algae, aquatic plants, seeds and small fish. Channel catfish also readily accept commercial pelleted food.