Sheyenne River

[harvey lee]

I have always thought of fishing for some cats on this river in the fall when I go up bow hunting.Will a guy have much luck this time of year for channels or flatheads fishing south of Leonard along that stretch of the river?

Thanks for any help.

[marine_man]

Harvey Lee,

I've heard of people catching flatheads on the Sheyenne, mostly around Lisbon. I don't know of too many people that target them specifically though. I know the ones that I have heard of people catching are in the 2-3 pound range...

marine_man

[Ed Carlson]

There are no Flatheads on the Sheyeenee River or on the Red River. What is commonly misstaken for a baby Flatty is a Stonecat..AKA...Madtom.

Channels rule the Red and all it's tribs. The one possable exception may be the Bois De Sioux River just below the White Rock Dam (ND/SD line)...and that would be one lost Flatty that somehow wondered into Laker Traverse from the Minnisota River drainage....and then got sucked through 2 dams and into the Sioux...YUP...a very rare deal but they have been documented there in the past.

Hope this info may help you guys.