Fisher Trapping

My brother trapped a fisher a few years ago when he drew a permit in Wisc. He caught it in a set on a leaning tree.
Sorry, but I don't remember any details. I do remember that he had to call a game warden out to check it before he did anything with it. He sold it for the pelt.

I never trapped them but trapped pine marten. I mainly used leaning pole set with a 110 conibear or 1.5 leg hold trap.

The tube or tunnel would help keep birds from stealing your bait.

I know a fisher is larger. Not sure if you’d use a 160 conibear. 1.5 leg hold would still work I’d bet.

i like this video a lot!

I trapped Fisher, martin and bobcat some 20 years ago for a few seasons. The ranges of all 3 overlap here in Northern MN and the sets are similar. Your Youtube videos are probably quite helpful at identifying the specific sets.

#220 connibears were legal in MN for land sets, and were my go-to trap in deference to the presence of Bobcat. I used a mix of pole, fixed cubby, and natural cubby sets, depending on location. My preferred set was a naturally occurring hollow log or good snow filled crevice in the rocks or under a brush pile that a snowshoe hare had already burrowed into/out of. Second was a pole set made on-site, third was the manufactured cubby or box sets, as a very limited number could be carried and set. I used these mostly for roadside sets.

They are highly curious, territorial, and scent oriented. They don't seem especially spooked by human scent. A good purpose made gland lure is essential. I usually gave them a trifecta. A gland lure from Minnesota trapline products, "just mice" lure or live mouse or muskrat bits to get them into the set, and a visual attractant such as a tuft of feathers or fur on a small fishing line above the set where it can twitch in the wind. My tags never went long un-filled.

Ok I have a question. Are mink, weasel, fisher a nuisance or detrimental to the population of anything besides commercial poultry? Not against trapping or anything of the sorts. Just, I’ve always thought that stoats were incredible little creatures. But like anything, a population unchecked can be a problem.

I should add a note, if the OP does not wish to dual target bobcat, a #160 bodygrip would likely be ideal. The 220 was a bit overkill for fisher, and it was my intention to deliberately let some of the smaller females and martin slip the trap, which they will do. I was trapping almost exclusively with snow cover, and could tell quite clearly when this had happened. If I wished to target the smaller animal, I would gang the set with a #120 (dual spring connibear) and a treadle trigger. Also got the odd mink and weasel, and far too many pine squirrels. Those also make excellent bait.

For fisher with the 160s, I found the prong trigger deployed sideways with a sprig of white pine needles and a wide spacing to be most effective, and it limited the number of squirrel trips. The squirrels and smaller martin would brush past the feathery pine needles, the larger animals would trip the wire.