Northwest Fishing Reports

hello everyone. Where can a guy go to catch some catfish. any info would be great thank you

i know they catch alot of small catfish in silver lake in cowlitz county, i believe they are brown bullheads

there are also some in kress lake by the kalama river. big ones from what i hear.

The info you are seeking is in the forum, just need to spend some time searching through all the posts. Here are a few links:

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/ya ... tfish.aspx
http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/ya ... -bank.aspx
http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/ya ... -area.aspx
http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/ya ... tfish.aspx

Enjoy!

Harts lake (pierce co.) channel catfish and brown bullhead catfish /lawrence lake (Thurston co.)Brown bullhead catfish/Swofford pond (Lewis co.) channel catfish and brown bullhead catfish

Rose lake near lake Chelan (might be called Roses lake)

thanks everyone for replying

so since the thread is already here and active....

you guys ever try those powerbait catfish nuggets? or still using old chicken guts, or what? is there a special technique to catfish fishing? i've never tried it but thought it might be cool. Just cast an old chicken liver on a hook into the deep end and wait?

This is probably the least environmentally friendly thing so I don't know if it's legal, and wouldn't exactly recommend it, but when I was a kid we used to use worms covered in WD-40..... Worked like a charm, but I was only about 12 and didn't really think about it much. Has anyone else ever heard of this?

jtrapier wrote:This is probably the least environmentally friendly thing so I don't know if it's legal, and wouldn't exactly recommend it, but when I was a kid we used to use worms covered in WD-40..... Worked like a charm, but I was only about 12 and didn't really think about it much. Has anyone else ever heard of this?

When I was a kid, I knew a guy who sprayed WD-40 on his Pautske's while trout fishing. He swore by it. I never tried it but caught plenty of trout without it. I'd guess it's the same premiss as garlic or fishing scents. Just something to cover up the human smell.

WD-40 was and still is a popular scent for fishing. The problem is that it is technically illegal to use as such due to it being a petroleum based oil.

tastey.