Catch Summer Catfish with These Expert Tips

Tune in for a catfish fishing expedition on the Red River with host Forrest Leitch. While there are numerous ways on how to catch catfish, Leitch catches Goldeye, and prepares them for cut bait. Leitch demonstrates how to chunk the Goldeye into bite-sized pieces, ensuring ideal hook exposure for catching channel catfish.
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This video showcases fishing techniques above an emergent snag or brush pile on the river. While a depth finder aids in locating submerged snags, Leitch emphasizes that it is not a necessary tool, as this type of fishing can be done from canoes, kayaks, or the riverbank. Side imaging, although not essential, allows for identifying hidden snags underwater, which can point out spots other catfish anglers have missed.
Leitch shares insights on optimal bait placement duration, highlighting the catfish's ability to detect fresh cut bait within minutes. Adaptability is critical in catfishing. Different spots yield varying results, and preferences change with the season. Leitch discusses the river's physical structure, such as fallen trees, rock piles, and bends, which serve as hiding spots for catfish. Placing rods near the bank, structure, and in the main channel widens the fishing range when locating catfish.
Challenges like tangled lines and lost tackle are common in rivers with obstacles. Leitch advises carrying terminal tackle boxes with extra weights, swivels, hooks, and spare leader line to make additional rigs that can be quickly tied on if you break-off.
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[@sfloresfore]

Wow!, feel like I've been missing out on catfishing. Thank you for sharing. Looks like you had a fun day of catfishing on the River. Like the way you explained in detail how you caught your fish. I'll be giving it a try now that summer is upon us. Thanks for the tips you are dialed in to what your doing. 👍

[@Wired2Fish]

Great to hear and thanks for the thoughtful comment. Cats are often overlooked but are a terrific sportfish (and beautiful in their own right!). Good luck.

[@SeaCreamy]

It's a good time. Circle hooks and you dont even need cutbait. Hotdogs, chicken breast or liver, cheese, bacon fat etc etc. They'll eat all sorts of stuff so just get a bait out and wait for the drag screamin buddy.

[@jamesbarron1202]

He said Red River and I thought that sure doesn’t look like the Red River I’m familiar with in Texas and Oklahoma. It’s all sand and shallow. Later in the vid he said upper Midwest and it made sense . I’ve fished the Red below Greers Ferry back in the 1970s on a family vacation and we caught limits of rainbow trout. That was fun as a kid.

[@Wired2Fish]

Legendary catfish river in MN/ND and Manitoba. Biggest channel cats around.

[@JefferyBarton-tn7zk]

Have you ever been in Kentucky spots fishing

[@jackalwatermelonred]

What rig can inuse for a river with alot of small rocks kinda the size of a sotfball !Thanks!

[@caseysheafer7044]

Striker 4 set up is only like 200$

[@mr.shakyhead5878]

Frog for catfish bait??

[@Wired2Fish]

Live frogs yes!

[@mr.shakyhead5878]

@@Wired2Fish Interesting, never heard of that.

[@Steve_Balboni]

What were the boat dimensions and HP motor he was running?

[@Forrestleitch]

1652 with float pods and a 40hp Honda. Thanks for watching!

[@Steve_Balboni]

@@Forrestleitch that's a great boat!