An improved bait-fish trap includes a cylindrical, mesh shell having a continuous outer wall, a lower surface and an open upper end. The shell houses a mesh entrance cone having an upper base that is concentric with the open upper end of the shell, and a lower vertex in communication with an underlying entrapment chamber. A remotely controlled light module lures bait fish from the entrance cone into the entrapment chamber where they are held until removed via a releasable hatch. A capacity indicator automatically notifies a user when the entrapment zone is full of bait fish.
