Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Fly Fishing & Other Fish Species Help me catch some of my Catfish

You might go back and look at some of my old threads. I continue to have a battle of wits with channel cats in two of my ponds. The pond again has a number CC over 30 inches.

Probably my most success is with 3-4 inch live river chubs. I catch them with hook and line in a creek using tiny trout hooks and worms. It take long to get a dozen or so.

I use saltwater "jetty" rods in PVC pipe rod holders at the edge of the pond. They tragically have 17# mono. Standard double hook rigs with 2/0 or 4/0 circle hooks and 3-4 oz., sinkers are used. I hook the minnows through the lips and only throw the rig out 10-20 feet from shore. The drag is set to allow line to go out without pulling the pole over or breaking the line. I NEVER PUT THE RIGS OUT BEFORE DARK. I don't go back before morning to check them.

I also keep my open for out of date shrimp at the supermarket. I cut the prices up into smaller pieces and this them in the area where my rigs are.

Good luck,
Ken