CATFISH & PIKEMINNOW
California Fishing
May 26, 2023 19:34:38 #
May 26, 2023 19:36:39 #
bmworks2fish wrote:
Striper Candy. Right size and them big strppers will eatem
I think they can be the eaten and the eater.
May 26, 2023 19:58:00 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
ranger632 wrote:
Wife wanted a catfish dinner , only caught one but lucky it was about 3 lbs so it will make dinner. Plus caught my only second Sacramento Pikeminnow . Guess its a trash fish but put up a good fight so put him back to catch and fight again. Good day.
That is a nice sized Catfish! What did you use for bait for the Pikeminnow? They are a handsome fish. Are they a native species or were the introduced from somewhere else?
May 26, 2023 20:53:05 #
Dogman68
Loc: Merced California (centralvalley)
ranger632 wrote:
What have you caught them on? I bet you are not fishing the Merced River now. McClure is almost full and still a lot of snow up there.
Many years ago I would wade along the rivers edge from the bridge on G grade upstream I would catch them on eggs,power bait or even Meps spinners. No fishing there for me right now! That river is a torrent,taking everything along with it!
May 26, 2023 20:56:16 #
I was reeling in my catfish dough bait and he hit it. Yes a invasive species, I have only caught two a pretty fish and hard fighters
May 26, 2023 21:01:33 #
Dogman68 wrote:
Many years ago I would wade along the rivers edge from the bridge on G grade upstream I would catch them on eggs,power bait or even Meps spinners. No fishing there for me right now! That river is a torrent,taking everything along with it!
Thanks, just like my trout streams up here, way to high and fast to fish yet. Maybe late June will be fishable
May 26, 2023 21:36:02 #
May 27, 2023 09:47:16 #
May 27, 2023 17:52:25 #
Growing up fishing the Merced River, I've caught many of these. I knew them as squawfish. I've caught them as far upstream as the South Fork of the Merced. They are good fighters and will take a fly.
May 27, 2023 21:21:30 #
Delhijim wrote:
Growing up fishing the Merced River, I've caught many of these. I knew them as squawfish. I've caught them as far upstream as the South Fork of the Merced. They are good fighters and will take a fly.
May 27, 2023 23:04:57 #
bapabear
Loc: Blaine, Washington
ranger632 wrote:
What have you caught them on? I bet you are not fishing the Merced River now. McClure is almost full and still a lot of snow up there.
Ranger. back many years ago, I used to catch pike minnows in the American river using fly rod and muddler minnow. It was a lot of fun when my patients just ran out on steelhead.
May 28, 2023 09:49:04 #
bapabear wrote:
Ranger. back many years ago, I used to catch pike minnows in the American river using fly rod and muddler minnow. It was a lot of fun when my patients just ran out on steelhead.
Just shows you all fish can be fun to catch, to me no such thing as trash fish
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