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Post by redcat on May 21, 2013 9:20:37 GMT -5
rainy may day, shrimp, 35" channel cat
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Post by redcat on May 21, 2013 9:19:28 GMT -5
rainy may day, shrimp for bait, channel cat
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Post by redcat on May 21, 2013 9:18:02 GMT -5
Last minute channel cat. 35", rainy day in may, shrimp for bait.
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Post by redcat on May 21, 2013 8:58:22 GMT -5
Not too much in the way of different baits. We only have channel cats here. Spring time is cut rainbow sucker and shrimp. Summer is cut bait goldeye, whole if you can catch them about 6" long or so, fall is live frogs.
I have also had luck with the meat from a fresh water clam.
I understand that blues and flats are a different ball game all together. Local laws are another factor, most live bait we can not use.
I just noticed this was posted in the wrong section..... my bad. Don't hold it against me, dreaming of big flatheads.
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Post by redcat on May 20, 2013 18:04:48 GMT -5
Wow, great vid. Increased my craving to target them.
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Post by redcat on May 20, 2013 17:55:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words. I am certainly glad I found this forum, I went cruisin the bottom dwellar site and was very impressed with prices and available products.
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Post by redcat on May 20, 2013 10:20:47 GMT -5
I am new to the site. I have been fishing channel cats for about 10 years or so. Never really had access to them before but when I was finally introduced to them I was hooked. 99% of my catfishing is done on the Red river in southern MB. The Red flows up from ND until it hits Winnipeg where it is joined by the Assiniboine river. There it continues north to Lockport and then on to Lake Winnipeg where it dumps its nutrient rich water. Catfishing is big here, not as big as it is to our friends to the south but it is big. The biggest draw of fish of course is the lockport dam but anywhere north of the dam you can catch good cats averaging in the high teens into the low 20. Eater fish are uncommon, MB regulations are that all catfish over 24" must be released. Targeting catfish is pretty simple here, upsize your bait. Early spring I am using shrimp or cutbait sucker(rainbow), attached to a 4/0- 6/0 octopus hook with as much weight as it takes to stick to the bottom. I use up to 5oz no roll sinkers. Summer is a really fun time to be fishing for cats in MB. Goldeye, which is the food of choice for big cats, are very abundant. A light action rod with a slip bobber and a piece of worm will have you with the best and freshest bait around. 6/0 -8/0 octopus or circle hooks in the 8/0 range is about righ for cutbaits. Fall time is a bit slower especially for shore anglers, similar methods as summer and spring are employed, catfish become more picky and will turn down specific baits on certain days. If it is a frog day you had better have frogs. I can't wait to share some pics and stories with you guys. Learning about fishing for channels in different areas and other catfish in general. Texoma lake for big blues is on my bucket list, heck catching blues or flats in the 80lbs plus range is on the top of my list. \
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Post by redcat on May 20, 2013 9:28:54 GMT -5
Try this one, walking floats down the river for big channel cats. You can start at about the 6min mark if you want to skip over the muskie segment.
The host of this show isn't much of a catman but he knows how to fish thats for sure. I have tried this method from shore years ago without any luck. It seems that it doesn't work well when you are cross current.
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Post by redcat on May 20, 2013 9:06:16 GMT -5
That is a great fish
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Post by redcat on May 19, 2013 11:38:20 GMT -5
My 7 year old son landed his biggest yesterday. The pic doesn't do it justice. It was 37" long
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Post by redcat on May 19, 2013 10:38:32 GMT -5
Found this sight and it looked like it had alot of good info so I had to join. Not to many around here fish for catfish so not much info from people, but it looks like I can get it on here. You could always run nwest to MB and fish the red.
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Post by redcat on May 19, 2013 10:11:22 GMT -5
Too bad I missed the sign ups
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Post by redcat on May 19, 2013 9:55:30 GMT -5
Well hello, I just found this site as I was cruisin the net on a rainy day with my kids watching cartoons in the background. My kids have called me catfish junkie from time to time. I come from the northern fringe of catfish habitat. I live in Winnipeg MB Canada, I fish the red river. We only have channel cats up here but we grow them big.
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