my kids want to try to catch some catfish that are edible. we live in issaquah and wanted to know any good places within two hours for catfishing. we also have no idea how to catch them. if anyone has some time, please help us. it would also be nice to camp and fish at these places.
thank you,
darren
catching catfish
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racfish
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RE:catching catfish
Most smaller lakes in our area have catfish.Im sure Pine lake has and probably Beaver as well.Sammamish does for sure.I feel it might be just a tad early for the local cats.I used to fish the Uof W Arboretum area for cats.
When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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RE:catching catfish
right in your backyard: Lake Sammamish. Fish from shore or small boat near any of the lily pads. Use worms and fish at the bottom. late afternoon and towards evenings are best.
RE:catching catfish
is there such a thingdarrenhw wrote:my kids want to try to catch some catfish that are edible we live in issaquah and wanted to know any good places within two hours for catfishing. we also have no idea how to catch them. if anyone has some time, please help us. it would also be nice to camp and fish at these places.
thank you,
darren
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Enjoy Your Days & Love Your Life' Because Life is a journey to be savored !!!! GO FISHING
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
RE:catching catfish
we will try over the weekend. we will go near the boat launch on the eastside of the lake.
thanks guys!!
darren
thanks guys!!
darren
RE:catching catfish
Last august my dad and i caught about 4 cats from Lake Sammamish State Park just before it got dark and they closed down the the park. Im sure if we would have stayed longer we would have caught many more.
We caught them all on the bottom with nightcrawlers on the left side of the sand that goes out with the mouth of the creek.
We caught them all on the bottom with nightcrawlers on the left side of the sand that goes out with the mouth of the creek.
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Shad_Eating_Grin
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RE:catching catfish
Next time, try the RIGHT side (north side of where the creek empties into the lake).JT26 wrote:...We caught them all on the bottom with nightcrawlers on the left side of the sand that goes out with the mouth of the creek.
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We fished the side marked with blue...do you mean the side i marked with red?
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Shad_Eating_Grin
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RE:catching catfish
Yep. The area in red and also a bit towards the right closer to shore (kinda weedy and marshy there) ...JT26 wrote:We fished the side marked with blue...do you mean the side i marked with red?
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