Lockport Report

[shefland]

To all you cat fans, just returned from Cats on the Red at Lockport, another fantastic trip, my wrists and forarms are shot,junk yard cats. big ones, mostly 13 to 23 pounds for us, simply the best place in the world to be fishing channels. Best tactic for us? Floats! first time I have ever hammered them on floats, what a thrill, Imagine the water just blowing up with an explosion with an angry cat on it! They say a musky is a fish for a thosand casts! well a Red River Cat at Lockport may be the fish of just a few casts! when conditions are right! I fish a lot here in northern Minnesota, but look forward to my trips to the Red more then ever.

[Boar]

Hey shefland tell me about your float rig have'nt tryd floats for cats yet, what was your presentation and depth? I'm heading up there on the 28th for the first time, (I can't sleep at night) Just talked to fella I'm heading there with,two weeks ago and he nailed some monsters I guesse. 31lbs and 34lbs. Has anyone else seen weight like that this year? Later, boar

[Wiskers]

Yeppers the Cats are hungry. I just got back from Stu's up on the Red. Man we had a good time. I took a newbee with me. He had 4 cats in the boat before I could get a bite. Man it was a beautiful day for it too. We averaged 18#. About 15-16 cats, smallest was new record for me, 12.9# Largest was 18.8# Not very often can you even catch one under 10#. We had only 3 under 18#. So that will tell you that we had our share of 18s in the boat. :-)

Bravo to ya Stu. I am still looking at that land for sale next to ya, *w*, because if my adoption does not go through I want to at least be a neighbor. LOL

A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work.

Rusty

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[Guest]

Ya, it's a Hoot...Eh! We did our share of "Cork'n too. Plus I cranked them up off the fast water rock reefs, with Salmo Muskie baits. NOW that's a major Hoot..EH. You get some "Fat Air" from them Sumo Piggy's then Eh.

Yup...In the immortal words of my Big Bud, Shanon B, "Ah...Cork'n Sucks!"

Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson

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[shefland]

Boar, we use those long weighted pole floats, cut bait, this trip goldeyes, and cast to riffles, current breaks, and even fast water, most fish came from water as shallow as 2 feet, keep a tight line if you can and watch that float closely, and hang on. I have a lot to learn, but every trip on the river is a learning experience, have fun.

[Canuck]

Eddy I got out for 4 hrs this morning and 23 kittys in 4 hrs. The only problem was Stu got me to use one of those Frabill nets and I have to admit they do work great. The kittys sure are hungry. The goldeyes are plentful right now, so fishin couldn't be better.

[Wiskers]

Yeppers Old Stu sold me too, got a replacement net ordered already for my Frabil net.

I still have not tried that corking trick yet. I keep wanting to do it but just never get past the old sinker in the rapids below the dam. One day is just not enough up there.. Were making plans on a couple days this time.

Would be fun to hook up with you there Eddy some time your heading up there. If nothing else, try to come up to GF on a wednesday evening and join us for an evening of fishing with the Catfishing league. We have a great time. We fish from 6pm to 9pm. $ Prizes for 1-3 and one for the smallest.

We are going to have to start a Caters anonymous club. " My name is Rusty and I'm addicted". LOL.

Rusty