Ice fishing cats?

[Andrew Erickson]

Does anyone ever ice fish for catfish?If you do,where do you fish and what bait do you use?

[Ihateriversnags]

Personally I have not fished for cats through the ice however it was either last year or the year before that someone pulled a few cats up through the ice on the Red Lake River just down from the "boulders" in Crookston. Wiskers might have more information for you if he checks in. No idea on what they were using for bait or if they were even fishing for cats.

IHRS

[hanson]

RincRat-

We sure do. The channel cat is one of my favorite fish to catch during the winter. They are typically schooled up in the deepest holes found in that body of water. They bite very light and small chunks of cutbait can be very effective. A flasher is a very important tool since the fish tend to suspend in the holes.

Here's my biggest icefishing channel cat from last winter. This one was 10lbs.

[Guest]

Them winter channels always inhale the bait through the nostrils?

j/k.. thats a nice channel.. the snow and ice are the only things wrong with the picture.

[Ihateriversnags]

Chris,

How the heck are ya! With school being a big priority this winter I'm afraid that I will not be able to do much fishing so therefore i am going to have to live vicariously through you. Let me know how you're doing over the winter season and keep me droolin for a night on the ice perhaps next year.

Jason

[hanson]

IHRS-

I'm doing well man! I will do. Got a full winter of ice fishing planned already- Devil's Lake,ND ,Lake of the Woods early ice, Red Lake (many times to my sleeper shack), Lake Winnibigoshish I.C.E. Series, Burntside Bash 2006 laker trip, Lake of the Woods I.C.E. Series, Horseshoe Chain for cats, and many other local lakes.

Hopefully I can make Wiskers ice fishing contest this winter on the Red Lake there in town.

Stay in touch!