I’ve had outings where the sticklebacks out caught fatheads 10:1
I think I recall that they’re infamous egg eaters... so maybe other fish demolish them out of instinct?
Try a slough instead. I never do well in running water.Is anyone else having trouble finding fathead minnows to trap? I have looked in 3 different creek systems and just pulled the trap out of the cannonball tonight and nothing.
My pond is full of both fatheads and stickelbacks. I am wondering if you may not be tossing your trap too deep. They are pretty shallow right now at my place.