Red River of The North - North Dakota Catfishing (Pre-Spawn)

[@jasondueck7257]

Love the video! As a fellow Red River fisherman myself just north of ya in Manitoba.

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@jasondueck7257 thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words brother! Hope to make my way up towards you one of these days

[@InDebtedCs]

Man I’d love to get out on the river with you I moved out here from out west and fell in love with fishing the red

[@TheRiverAddict]

It’s a magical place.

[@InDebtedCs]

@@TheRiverAddict yeah I been fishing a lot on the red and sheyenne a bit lately because I live in Horace so it’s a 5 min load up the kayak and go trip

[@SluSharkND]

Glad to see you back on the Red, Jon. Good luck with Papa John's. I suggest trying the PortaJon people, too...

[@TheRiverAddict]

You’re a genius slushark, reaching out to portajon now thankyou

[@gunzdown6651]

Where do u get those frozen suckers

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@gunzdown6651 I purchase these from a gas station in hawly MN and bring them over on ice. This is an important step because it is illegal to transport live bait across the border. Or if you want to keep them alive you gotta buy them in mn and launch from the mn side of the river

[@gunzdown6651]

@@TheRiverAddict thanks man I go fishing on The red a lot for trophy channel catfish but don’t catch a lot of them

[@paulbunyun3663]

Brad must be close by

[@theaceco]

How far up north are you heading on the Red?

[@TheRiverAddict]

I fish anywhere from whapeton to forks usually. Planning on exploring further north after the spawn

[@eduffy4937]

What other rivers in the area offe4 decent cat fishing? Are some less terminal meaning when the red goes way up are there others that stay more stable? All I know is that red am looking for other options. I have a 15ft grumman sport boat so cam lunch anywhere and can motor through 10" of water.

[@TheRiverAddict]

I’d say if you find a spot 10-15 miles up any of the connected tributaries during the floods you’d be in pretty good shape for fishing. Sheyenne, wild rice, elm, goose, Forrest, maple, buffalo, red lake river, park river, all decent options. They still flood pretty good too when the red floods, but there’s definitely fishing to be had.

[@eduffy4937]

@@TheRiverAddict thanks man As I said, I fish in what equates to a saltwater gheenoe soil tend to enjoy the smaller river a good bit more. Most tiles the fish this far north are smaller in connecting trips of main rivers but at times that doesn't seem to matter much and seems a lot of spawning cats push up trips as well. What's some advice on walleye fishing these rivers? Areas, tackle, etc I fish cats here but have a hard time with walleyes when I can't see 2" through the water. I'm used to fishing walleyes in ne mn where I can see down 15-20ft.lol

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@eduffy4937 in my experience, targeting walleyes on the river is more of a seasonal thing then anything else. You forsure can catch them throughout the summer, but when that water reaches 45 degrees in the spring and low 60s-50s in the fall is the best time. For rigs I use a 1/4-1/2 oz sinker, floro leader and a plain hook or floating jig. Both minnows and crawlers work well. Frogs and sucker minnows for the trophy walleyes. Many people also jig for them with plastics as well. Any dams, deep holes, rock piles, clam beds, river confluence areas, bridges Are all good spots to find walleyes

[@eduffy4937]

@@TheRiverAddict awesome thanks man. I appreciate the feedback

[@matthewhawn9070]

Hey, is there any difference between the Scheels in Grand Forks vs Fargo, or are there any other places you’d suggest in either town for fishing gear?

[@TheRiverAddict]

Never been to scheels in grand forks, cabelas up there is pretty cool. Fargo I’d say Fleet farm, scheels, Walmart, runnings.

[@matthewhawn9070]

@@TheRiverAddict thanks, Jon! Might head down in a couple days. I appreciate it!