Ghost shrimp: Do you have these in other coastal states? We call them ghost shrimp and we get them at low tide in the mud in the bay. We use a vacuum pump to pull them out of the...

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

Do you have these in other coastal states?
We call them ghost shrimp and we get them at low tide in the mud in the bay. We use a vacuum pump to pull them out of the holes. Very good bait, 50 per day is the limit here. They are about 2 inches long.

Jeremy Loc: America

Sand shrimp in Oregon dig em or buy em in bait store here. I think 50 is recreational limit here too but have not read up on rules just buy em. Work good for salmon... sturgeon.... steelhead... trout... cat fish... anything large enough to eat em. I make a shrimp cocktail. It’s SandShrimp and salmon eggs adjustable bobber stop for depth of fishing hole.

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

They work for just about anything in the bays.
Also good in the surf. Our reg books call them ghost shrimp. Funny how different places have different names for the same thing.
We have sand crabs in the surf here, other places call them sand fleas.
A rose by any other name I guess. LOL.
I Carolina rig them.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

We use them up here for sturgeon. But anything out there will eat them, so hang on tight.

Jeremy Loc: America

If need something to get revenge on someone or just a stinky joke. Let them go un refrigerated for few days in a confined space or indoors in heated environment. Will gag a maggot.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

We use them in the Napa, Petaluma rivers and San Pablo Bay for sturgeon and stripers and anything else that bites. Great bait, but like you said , they do get RIPE. When they get to soft we just tie them on with magic thread.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Sand shrimp...yes, good bait, widely available at shops , especially on the coast.
ACTUAL, scientifically I.D.'d Ghost Shrimp ? Here in Oregon, a highly Protected Species that usually "show up" after a good rain in wetland areas that have seasonally (and temporarily) dried out. Dusty grassland-wannabe areas that become "marsh-like" with small pools just teaming with them after a downpour. My buddy claims "some idiot environmentalist, spreading a bunch of "sea monkeys" ! LOL ! It actually HAS become the reasoning behind denying development permits some places.
Colloquially named wildlife has always been interesting and diverse. Just don't tell anyone in Oregon you're using "ghost shrimp" for bait....they most likely will be chuckling.....size-wise, the "ghost shrimp" I'm talking about, MIGHT fit #22 or #24 hook ! They be oh so tiny !!!

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Never saw anything like that on the east coast. We have grass shrimp but they're totally different. We use a Gulp bait called mantis shrimp that flounder/fluke like and probably would catch drum but I don't know what they copied.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Sand shrimp...yes, good bait, widely available at shops , especially on the coast.
ACTUAL, scientifically I.D.'d Ghost Shrimp ? Here in Oregon, a highly Protected Species that usually "show up" after a good rain in wetland areas that have seasonally (and temporarily) dried out. Dusty grassland-wannabe areas that become "marsh-like" with small pools just teaming with them after a downpour. My buddy claims "some idiot environmentalist, spreading a bunch of "sea monkeys" ! LOL ! It actually HAS become the reasoning behind denying development permits some places.
Colloquially named wildlife has always been interesting and diverse. Just don't tell anyone in Oregon you're using "ghost shrimp" for bait....they most likely will be chuckling.....size-wise, the "ghost shrimp" I'm talking about, MIGHT fit #22 or #24 hook, but doubtful ! They be oh so tiny !!!

Josey Loc: South of Loxley

Larry M wrote:

Do you have these in other coastal states?
We call them ghost shrimp and we get them at low tide in the mud in the bay. We use a vacuum pump to pull them out of the holes. Very good bait, 50 per day is the limit here. They are about 2 inches long.

We have them in Alabama. Like someone said there hard to keep them on a hook.

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

FixorFish wrote:

Sand shrimp...yes, good bait, widely available at ... (show quote)

Here we go, from the California saltwater regulation book.

We also have those seasonal shrimp here.
They are called "fairy shrimp" here and are protected. They only show up after a rain
In what they call viral pools. When I was working we couldn't drive vehicles in that area
We had to drive around the dry pools to get where we needed to go.

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

I believe what is happening here is we're getting hung up on terminology. Probably what some are calling ghost shrimp we call them brine shrimp here. I used to use them to feed fish in the aquariums.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Like Flytier. Never seen or heard of them.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Must be a west coast shrimp. and Gulf coast

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

Gordon wrote:

Must be a west coast shrimp. and Gulf coast

Whatever you want to call them they work. LOL