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Title: Catfishing
Post by: jason4429 on April 27, 2011, 07:42:19 PM

My seven yr old has been begging to go catfishin'.I was hoping someone could tell me some good lakes or ponds to try.I live in the yelm area any help would be great.

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: lawdog on April 27, 2011, 09:03:49 PM

hmm the only place ive cought decent catfish in washington is in moses lake,. i use rotten chicken livers they work pretty good

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: lawdog on April 27, 2011, 09:08:46 PM

Catfish Fishing Lakes In Washington

The Columbia and Snake Rivers are notorious for big catfish. Most rivers in WA are likely to contain at least a few catfish. They will also be found in some ponds, parks, small lakes and of course some of the major lakes in Washington. These major lakes include Alder Lake, Banks Lake, Franklin D Roosevelt Lake, Lake Bryan, Lake Chelan, Lake Sammamish, Lake Umatilla (John Day), Lake Wallula (McNary), Lake Whatcom, Mayfield Lake, Palmer Lake, Riffe Lake, pirit Lake, Vancouver Lake and Wanapum Lake.

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: seansfire on April 28, 2011, 04:02:36 PM

Bay Lake out on the Key peninsula and also Horseshoe Lake out there too.

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 28, 2011, 04:40:42 PM

We catch some brown bullhead cats out of OHOP and Kapowsin ! :hello:

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: jason4429 on April 28, 2011, 08:30:35 PM

I will be giving it a try as soon as the weather warms up a little at night.Thanks for the ideas.

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: deadyote on April 30, 2011, 03:14:04 PM

Harts Lake is real close and has a ton, but you will need to wait till it warms up. 

Title: Re: Catfishing
Post by: Elite1 on May 01, 2011, 09:04:36 AM

have fished banks lake for years and have never caught a cat. however, there are some good sized fresh water lings. the south end is pretty good for kokanee . lots of nice walleye and have caught several 5-6 lb. rainbows.