It has been a trying week for those of us who catfish a lot. For me, lots of stress and even a little sleep lost but things appear to be looking up. The water has fallen back and leveled out. The weather appears to be shaping up some and the fish seem to reacting positively. All in all numbers...
Fall is in the air. The cottonwoods are changing colors fast, the young eagles are flying and the river is back down to a wonderful level.
Most anglers are reporting good catfishing, I am seeing average numbers but more big fish (over 15 pounds). Of course we had to deal with the fast falling...
Another front has the fish a little weird again. I guess 95 on Sunday, 75 Monday and 65 on Tuesday might do that. The catfish are just OFF the main current now. It seems they are liking a little deeper water than they were just last weekend. Sit times seem to vary day to day so see what is...
Little weather hiccup and everything seems back to normal. The catfish are back in the middle fast water and feeding. The bite is kind of a grind this week as they are holding in smaller holes so not every hole has a fish in it. Keep the timer rolling at 20-25 minutes and stay on the move. It...
A small storm last weekend pushed the fish more out of the current. Sit times have not been affected much but if you are not in the right current you may not catch as many fish. at about 10 minutes for the first fish but I have still been staying for 20-25 minutes to make sure I am getting the...
Not much has changed since last week other than a big rain upstream in the Red Lake River has some water pushing through Grand Forks right now. It should only come up a couple feet and be short lived. It certainly won’t cause any interruptions in fishing. The fish have moved into the middle of...
THE RIVER HAS STABLE WATER!
Last week I said “I have seen more fish moving into the outside seams and faster water.” This week the fish are in those mid river holes with faster current and it is GAME ON! I am still using 5oz sinkers because of a few of the spots I am fishing but 4oz is working...