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BonkBonkBonk
05-05-2003, 01:09 PM
has something happened to the snake river thats killed off all the catfish? my dad and i used to catch quite a few cats out there, and in the past 3-4 years i havent caught ANY,or seen any caught, both at CJ strike and swan falls
im i just a graemlins/dork.gif or is something going on?
Kevin Newell
05-05-2003, 01:30 PM
The mouth of the Walla Walla is a great producer and so is the section where the Palouse River dumps into the Snake. I've tried everything but worms and cutbait seem the best.
It's been a few years since I have fished there though, but it should still be good this time of year.
Fshklr
05-06-2003, 09:36 AM
When I lived in that neck of the woods I never fished before june for the cats. Water temps make em slow and hard to catch prior to june. :shrug:
Nanook
05-06-2003, 01:12 PM
Huntington, Oregon below Baker City.
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Lundman
05-07-2003, 12:43 AM
We caught a couple of nice ones two years ago - 32" and 24" fishing 1/2 day in mid-September up river in CJ Strike Reservoir. Caught them withing 10 minutes of throwing out the anchor. We were sturgoen fishing and using cut-bait. We let the bait get a little stinky before we used it, but the cats liked it that way.
We were just passing through and were not targeting them - but they were the best eating fish...
Good Luck