Big cats

[richyb]

Im lookin to tie into some big channel cats this year ... I have only been able to find bullheads up to about 2 pounds ... I live in barrie so anything in the surrounding area would be great. ... whats the best time of year? ect ..... thanks

[OhioFisherman]

Rivers entering the Georgian bay might have some good ones, my wife got a couple decent size ones at Pointe Au Baril in a river entering the Georgian there, like 15 pounds and one between 20 and 25 pounds.

 

Just guessing that a lot of your waters have some good ones just not a heavily targeted species up there. My wife got them by accident while we were fishing for other species with a big chub under a slip bobber on a break line from shore 6 to 8 feet of water, deeper water near by.

 

A lot of ways to fish for them on purpose, cut bait, prepared bait, chicken livers on bottom rigs, slip bobber and a big chub just opens you up to other species also. We were targeting pickeral, pike, caught some a couple cats and gar also.

[uglyfish]

take a trip down to Dunnville in about 3 weeks. u'll ve gettin consistant 15lbers and even a few over 20-25lbs. and they'll be east to get well into summer.

[Rich]

Anywhere you have a great lake tributary that is relatively shallow and consistently muddy you'll have a good run of spring channel cats. It will be starting very soon. I believe I will start fishing them next week at some of the smaller tribs. 3 or 4 dew worms on a hook is good early in the season then switch to cut bait like strips of sucker meat or cut shad later in the spring.

[krawler]

you have a PM

[Rich]

No I don't... lol