2012 catfishing meet, Jun 15, 16, & 17th

[rasbo]

OK that helps, sounds like catfish is the meat course of the meal. And we all just fill in around the edges.......

yeah we end up with chili, game recipes,denali made a huge veggie stir fry,grundy made some awesome wings :chuckle:if we are lucky quackewhackers wife is going to make moose turds{hint hint}

[grundy53]

I started catching bait today. 

[grundy53]

I sweated over those wings. I made them with love.... 

[rasbo]

I sweated over those wings. I made them with love.... 

:chuckle:I cant remember where you got them,I will be targeting some bluegill for bait also

[kenzmad]

I sweated over those wings. I made them with love.... 

ya, and the cool styrofoam containers really sold the presentation of such an incredible dish

[kenzmad]

I sweated over those wings. I made them with love.... 

:chuckle:I cant remember where you got them,I will be targeting some bluegill for bait also

where can you get bluegill before the june trip? I always have to wait til summer before lake sammamish kicks any out for me

[kenzmad]

I think it's bad juju to post 3 in a row but whatever. headed to neah bay the end of april. wonder if the seabass carcs would be good for bait? any thoughts?

[rasbo]

not sure,bluegill would have to found in deeper water now,they are not as spread out yet and shallow.

[Da stump]

hi, just wanted to say that it is entirely possible that you could miss the run going up the palouse if you schedule later in june than the first weekend, tapers off fast.  if i am not in alaska fishing for kings on the deshka i will be there.
DaStump

[rasbo]

what we have found over the last couple of years there, the water temps have been to cold to really get them moving up,last year was cold water and a lot of debris.Once the water hits 65 degrees things started happening.As  the water warms more,into the 70s the spawn will start.
   But one problem is we have not been fishing at night, when fishing is the best,the cats will move into the shallows to feed.This year I would like to see the derby start friday evening till noon saturday..be at the dock by noon for the weigh in and count...Then its  feed bag on at, say 5pm   hope you make it stump,would love to meet you,If you need a hand there with anything just let me know

[Goomsba]

Booked  from the 13-17th!!   Can't wait

[et1702]

Hey Lokidog,

Those little bullheads make great bait for the cats!  Just cut some meat off in a strip and apply to circle hook.  Caught many cats using the little guys as bait.

ET

Somebody needs to follow Kenznmad and make sure he's not stockpiling cats in a livebox or fishwell.....   

What seemed to be the best bait last year?  It sure wasn't my catfish dough....  We caught some fish on shrimp and the little yellow bullheads on worms.

[et1702]

I second the motion to start the fishing on Friday night.  Much better fishing in the evening!

ET

   But one problem is we have not been fishing at night, when fishing is the best,the cats will move into the shallows to feed.This year I would like to see the derby start friday evening till noon saturday..be at the dock by noon for the weigh in and count...Then its  feed bag on at, say 5pm   hope you make it stump,would love to meet you,If you need a hand there with anything just let me know
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[Machias]

Motion approved, all those in favor say "I"......I

[buckhorn2]

Sounds good to us. We were thinking of bringing some pvc pipe with reflective tape to try and mark the shallow channel it;s pretty narrow. There is a sand beach up there that we have seen the guides fish from that would be a good bonfire or spot to fish from the bank. We have never fished up there at night but some pontoon boats from the marina with lanterns go up but don;t know how good they do.