trapshooter Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 With all the cat reports coming in from the Grand River lately, I knew I had to give it a shot. Perfect timing with a trip home to S. Ontario this week. I arranged a guided day on the Grand River with Steve Piggott (smithville-fisher) who runs Angler's Way Guide Service. Steve is a great guy to fish with... very knowledgeable and friendly. He walked me through all things Cat fishing related. We had a great day out there, landing double digit cats with most being in the 8-12lb range. Within 5 mins of setting up I hear Steve yell... "There's a cat" and I stepped into my first Channel Catfish ever. Steve tying into one. Double. About 20 mins into the day. More cats. Steve's rig. Pretty much my dream boat. 20' Lund Alaskan Tiler, 90HP. The last fish of the day turned out to be the kicker! 17.3lbs on the digital scale Thanks, Steve, for an amazing day out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Those are some nice fish, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 From Ice to Nice ! Can't beat that Ben. Enjoy your quick trip thru while you wait for the ice to melt at camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Nice fish and great pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudd Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Some really great pics and fish there.. congrats mate on a top day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Sweet cats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Roight noice fesh eh!!! Those big'uns would be much harder to catch if y'all would eat them as quick as you catch them... doncha yanno!!! Do I need to post a tutorial on how to clean and skin them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Nicely done Ben. Check your pm's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Roight noice fesh eh!!! Those big'uns would be much harder to catch if y'all would eat them as quick as you catch them... doncha yanno!!! Do I need to post a tutorial on how to clean and skin them??? ANything over 7 pounds out of that water it is not a good idea to eat. However a cleaning tutorial would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 great report, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Awesome trip report... Cheers Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Barry Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) Nice meeting you on the water Ben. Steve Piggot sure knows his way with the cats. With the strong east winds the fishing was a little slow but still some nice cats. Our biggest of the day were two 19 lbers not caught by me LOL!!! Edited April 14, 2009 by T.Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Yeah, nice to meet up with you guys as well. Two 19's is awesome!! Steve is a great guy to fish with, not to mention that nice live sucker he tossed you guys. Class act for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyder3g Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Are they edible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Anything is edible, I guess. I wouldn't keep one myself, especially not a big one. Lots of ppl. eat catfish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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