willow cats

  • minkman
    Posts: 33
    January 17, 2020 at 3:44 pm #1907081

    Can anybody tell me at what temperature I should keep “willow cats” if I want to keep them for a few weeks ? Anything else I should know in order to keep them alive ? thanks

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13364
    January 17, 2020 at 4:46 pm #1907101

    Not sure about a answer to temp 9n them. They live in lakes and rivers year round so handle a variety of temps. Guessing they hibernate at temps in the low 40s. Thats about the temp they start and stop showing up in the traps.

    minkman
    Posts: 33
    January 17, 2020 at 5:18 pm #1907114

    Mike w –Do you trap them ? If so where is the best place for traps ? (Are they in creeks ?

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13364
    January 17, 2020 at 6:57 pm #1907138

    Yes. They take a little effort to find but think they are in a lot of bodies of water. Sometimes you can find them listed on the dnr lakefinder. They will be listed in species found in a lake. Find a lake that has them listed and good chance anything connected to it will have them to. Make or get traps ready to go now. Have had good trapping just a few weeks after ice goes out.

    minkman
    Posts: 33
    January 17, 2020 at 7:01 pm #1907141

    Thanks -great information !

    minkman
    Posts: 33
    January 17, 2020 at 7:09 pm #1907142

    Mike ,I forgot to ask : do you trap them using pop cans or minnow traps or other

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13364
    January 17, 2020 at 8:24 pm #1907157

    Both work but use mostly black minnow traps now.

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