Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake

[Masterhunter340]

I'm an avid salmon/ steelhead fishermen but would like to try my luck at cat fishing! Does anybody have any suggestions of good places to go? I heard wenas lake or lake aspen? What's the best time if year and bait and method to use? Any info would be great!! Thanks

[buckhorn2]

A  lot of us on this site have a cat fishing trip in mid-june to lyons ferry koa it;s on the snake river and then we fish up the palouse river for cat fish or in the snake itself. We usually use pieces of cut bait for the catfish.

[Masterhunter340]

I fished out of Lyons ferry a few years back and did great! I was looking for something closer to home.(Yakima)

[jechicdr]

I'm always looking for a good catfishing spot, but I'm in Spokane.  Hear things about Yakima River, suspect lower portion.  Caught a few at Lyons Ferry.  Caught a 19 lb cat out of Sprague lake before they Rotenoned it.  Problem with Snake and Columbia is the eating part.  Don't think I would eat anything out of those rivers.  Caught a bunch out of Brownlee ? spelling in between Oregon and Idaho many years ago.  Here there are some in Moses lake too, but I've never targeted those ones.  Might be an I-82 pond that has some catfish.

[hunt_fish]

Yeah I'd think the best bet for the closest place would be the Mouth of the Yak and Bateman's Island area in Tri-Cities.  I know I-82 ponds there's a couple catfish but I'm sure you're not going to catch one on a regular occurrence.

[Jolten]

I-82 ponds are your best bet. Try the one just off the UG roundabouts

[Elk whack master]

Potholes off Frenchmens waste way if ya got a boat catch some small fish and cut em up and use a circle hook.  Yellow perch is their favorite. 

[Fishaholic]

little goose damm i thiink its called and for the columbia i just found a good spot to sut down and drink a beer or 6 and used worms with a 2 hook setup and a slider weight

[Carp Commander]

A  lot of us on this site have a cat fishing trip in mid-june to lyons ferry koa it;s on the snake river and then we fish up the palouse river for cat fish or in the snake itself. We usually use pieces of cut bait for the catfish.

I have seen the post from last years catfish rendezvous. I am an avid catfisherman and never knew about the gathering. Will there be one this year?

[et1702]

A  lot of us on this site have a cat fishing trip in mid-june to lyons ferry koa it;s on the snake river and then we fish up the palouse river for cat fish or in the snake itself. We usually use pieces of cut bait for the catfish.

I have seen the post from last years catfish rendezvous. I am an avid catfisherman and never knew about the gathering. Will there be one this year?

Oh yeah!!  Weekend of June 15th is the Hunt WA Catfish get together this year.  I think there is already a link in the Fishing section with everyone that is planning to attend.

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