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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Masterhunter340 on March 31, 2013, 04:38:32 PM

Title: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Masterhunter340 on March 31, 2013, 04:38:32 PM: 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
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: buckhorn2 on March 31, 2013, 04:48:34 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Masterhunter340 on March 31, 2013, 05:22:29 PM: I fished out of Lyons ferry a few years back and did great! I was looking for something closer to home.(Yakima)
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: jechicdr on April 01, 2013, 09:36:31 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: hunt_fish on April 02, 2013, 06:34:51 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Jolten on April 02, 2013, 06:41:54 AM: I-82 ponds are your best bet. Try the one just off the UG roundabouts
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Elk whack master on April 05, 2013, 07:14:02 PM: Potholes off Frenchmens waste way if ya got a boat :tup: catch some small fish and cut em up and use a circle hook. Yellow perch is their favorite. :drool:
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Fishaholic on April 05, 2013, 07:30:33 PM: 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
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: Carp Commander on April 18, 2013, 04:26:34 PM: Quote from: buckhorn2 on March 31, 2013, 04:48:34 PM
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?
Title: Re: Where to fish for catfish in Yakima county/ Columbia/ snake
Post by: et1702 on April 18, 2013, 04:52:14 PM: Quote from: Carp Commander on April 18, 2013, 04:26:34 PM
Quote from: buckhorn2 on March 31, 2013, 04:48:34 PM
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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