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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: sirfunkeybut on May 07, 2010, 03:39:43 AM

Title: catfishing?
Post by: sirfunkeybut on May 07, 2010, 03:39:43 AM: anyone know of a place like around an hour or so drive from Yakima where i could catch some decent size cats? Or of a guide service that i could go on or something, It's been a long time since i've caught any and i think its about time to re-live some of those memories.

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: catfishing?
Post by: rasbo on May 07, 2010, 06:14:21 AM: there is a catfish rendevous 1st weekend in june of huntwa folk at Lyons Ferry.Im not sure how far from you that is
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Post by: Woodchuck on May 07, 2010, 06:44:53 AM: lyon's ferry would be about an hour and a half to two from yakivegas but yes some nice cats available
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Post by: jackelope on May 07, 2010, 07:30:52 AM: The mouth of the Yak has great catfishing.
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Post by: woodywsu on May 07, 2010, 07:58:49 AM: Quote from: jackelope on May 07, 2010, 07:30:52 AM
The mouth of the Yak has great catfishing.

:yeah:

Walla walla river, snake river, lyons ferry are all some great catfishing spots. Moses lake and potholes have some dandies also.
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Post by: jackelope on May 07, 2010, 08:40:06 AM: I'm definitely not a catfish expert but it seems that the mouths of all of those rivers into the Big C seem to be relative hotspots for whiskerfish in this state.
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Post by: bearpaw on May 07, 2010, 08:46:00 AM: There's a guide, last name of Mayo, who specializes in catfish. He is down around the Tri-Cities area I think. Anyone know his name and whereabouts to help sirfunkeybut.

I think it's Rick Mayo
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 07, 2010, 09:17:39 AM: we use to do it a lot when my uncle would come up. most river mouths are good for some fat cats.
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Post by: sirfunkeybut on May 07, 2010, 09:42:25 AM: i tried a little down at the vernita(spelling?) bridge a couple years back, did no good at all. but i was thinking of hitting it up again, i hear that people do good down there?