Redhorse sucker

[bigmaac73]

I am around fort walton beach and when I went to the Yellow River last weekend there was an old man who said that he was sucker fishing. First off I did not know that there were sucker down here. Even if I did, I have never caught them. How do you go about finding and catching redhorse sucker, or any other sucker that is down here. Anyone know any good spots?

[Pirate Jerry]

I don't know of any special spots there but I have found out if you put a couple of kernels of canned whole kernel yellow corn on about a #4 or #6 long shanked hook and fish it on the bottom something will eat it. Caught carp,suckers,trout,cats, bass and bream. Corn was the best bait for suckers and big chubs when I was a kid in Indiana.

[bigmaac73]

yeah, I've heard corn and red worms, just don't know where to look

[river scum]

for suckers you need to prowl the shallow stoney riffles,with worms.

[wigginsdano59]

u usually fish for suckers in the spring. find a creek running into old yeller, then put cottonseed meal, or dog food in a sack and bait the hole. and go back tomorrow. have you tried mullet fishing down at milton yet? this is a blast.

[bigmaac73]

tell ya the truth, I dont even know how to catch mullet with rod and reel if thats what you mean. That was some good stuff about the suckers though, I appreciate it. Been netting alot of smaller mullett in the runoff streams that go into the sound. they any good for the cats around here?

[bad apple]

i was up on the appalachacola river a few weeks ago and my partner hooked into a big blue on mullet guts