Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

The season is about over sounds like so I took another lunch break. 11 pounder👍. Kinda nice working right across the street from the fishin hole. Little Salmon River in Riggins Idaho. People are catching them like crazy right now. I filleted 14 yesterday not counting mine and 21 two days ago. Good looking fish for traveling 700 miles to get here.

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

You’re killing me Cat. My lunch break consists of rehydration. Nice going. 👍

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Nice looking fish. That's what I call a lunch break.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Nice Job Randy, definitely the way to spend your lunchbreak. Thanks for the pictures.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Nicely done CH! Congrats!

Sport Loc: Sacramento county north. California

Incredible Catfish! Our's pass us by like a freighter to bite 150 miles up river before we're catching any here in town. Same river, same fish. We open July 16th. Our main catch is September/October. Some bright, eating fish 'til Holloween. Neat you're handling the catch. We had a man at the boat yard smoking salmon. Leave a fish, pick up a bag of smoked, next visit. He did a good job.

Ponchobuck Loc: South Central Pa

That is definitely a great way to spend your lunch break.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

Dang nice catching there congratulations on a lunch break 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

Rhyno Loc: Santa Rosa,California

Really? Right across the street? No need to retire then I’d think

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

I retired in 2018 and was called by the owner of the elk ranch here in Riggins to come help him out part time. At first I was like “uh I’m not real interested in a job right now”. I’m glad I took him up on his offer. I can come and go as I please pretty much but I enjoy going to work there. The owner is 3 years older than me so have a blast. I can hunt on their, 5000 acre ranch, fish during my lunch break,(or whenever I want)get all the wild elk and bear meat I can eat and the owners treat us like royalty. My wife works there too and it’s the perfect retirement gig for both of us. Whenever my kids come see me, which is a lot, I just take time off and hang out with my kids. That’s pretty awesome too.
The meat shop is right at the confluence where the Little Salmon River flows into the Big Salmon River and both are 100 yards from my office. My office is a work shop where we tinker with equipment when we’re not farming or working elk and buffalo. They own 400 head of elk and 35 buffalo so it does get a bit busy but it’s all enjoyable. Whenever the boss gets a little cranky, like us old guys sometimes do😂, I just say “see ya later I’m goin fishin” and he’s fine when I get back👍 I don’t have much money but I’d don’t need much. Keep it cheap and simple is my philosophy 👍$20.00/hour, with all the extra benefits, retired don’t hurt my feelings much either😆😆

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Thanks Billy. I feel pretty fortunate to be where I am and able to do what I do.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Thanks Poncho. I think so too.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

You and your wife are sitting on a peace of heaven there 👍🏽🙏🇺🇸🦅

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Thanks Sport. We had a record run this year so it’s been a rush here for the last month or so. They’ve hit close to the harvest they wanted already so the Big Salmon is closing Sunday night and the Little salmon will close the end of this month.
We smoke a lot of fish at the meat shop too kinda the same way. Drop off 4 fish, we smoke em all and keep two. No charge for the filleting and smoking. We also just fillet fish for the anglers at $12.00/fish and that includes cleaning, filleting, vacuum packing and freezing for up to three days. A lot of the guys fishing here right now are not from here so it’s pretty convenient for the, to just run by and drop off there fish and head back to their camp. Then they swing by and buy a cooler, that we conveniently have in stock, fill it with ice we have and head home with a bunch of vac packed fresh fish. I fillet, probably 300 to 500 fish a season down there. Steelhead and salmon both and I can do mine for free. Or at least I’ve never paid them anything so far😆

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Thanks OJ. I have the perfect set up here👍