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name: ProGuide
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday October 02, 2004
Time: 10:50:25 PM

Red_River

Katfish,

With Bow season upon us time is harder to come by. Why don't you send me an email when you are available next week and we'll go from there. If worse comes to worst we can have a cold one and tell some fish stories. You've been to Lockport so I know you have some stories.

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday October 02, 2004
Time: 10:14:39 AM

Red_River

Guys, I read what Kent aid about the Red Lake River Dam in East Grand Forks. According to the regulations that I read, if you have a North Dakota license, you are allowed to have two lines up to the first vehicular crossing. It is considered a "boundary water" up to that point. If you have a Minnesota license, obvious;y you are restricted to one line. Up at Drayton, if you are fishing from shore, you are only allowed one line from the boat ramp up to the restricted area below the dam. Look up the regulations guys and if I'm wrong, let me know, but this is my understanding of the regulations.

Proguide......When would you like to wet a line?

name: Im@h2o
city: nwminn
Area: Comment
Date: Thursday September 30, 2004
Time: 07:42:16 PM

Red_River

That stretch is also,one rod only.Their picky on that too!Have fun and Good Luck. h2o

name: Dan
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Thursday September 30, 2004
Time: 04:43:03 PM

Red_River

Thanks for the advance, I'll give it a try. And don't worry Kent, I have both an ND and MN license.

name: Kent Hollands
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Wednesday September 29, 2004
Time: 10:19:17 AM

Red_River

Dan, Just a warning, if your going to fish half way between the Red and the Dam on the Red Lake River you had better have a MN fishing license. A ND one won't do any good there since that is inland waters. The line runs along the red, so the point below the bridge to a shore point somewhere towards the boat ramp in the border water. I hope you understand what I'm telling you, I have heard of people getting a ticket for fishing in this area thinking it was border water.

Good luck and tight lines oh and 4oz would be better under the dam area if your in the heavey current.

name: ProGuide
city: Grand forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Wednesday September 29, 2004
Time: 09:47:47 AM

Red_River

Dan,

With the higher water the fish seem to spread out a bit more because they are up on the flooded shore and in the faster moving water looking for food. Not to mention that cats are eating to get ready for their winter naps. Keep fishing the fish are out and they are hungry. Four onces might be the ticket by the Red Lake confluence.

Katfish,

When are we going to wet a line?

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Wednesday September 29, 2004
Time: 08:20:19 AM

Red_River

Dan, The fishing is a little slower with the higher river level, but I was out on Saturday and managed to catch a pretty decent number of cats, although I had trouble finding the bigger ones. A 10# was my biggest. That's how it goes. I was catching them under snags and in holes. Lots of bites. The best bait on that day was cut suckers. I fished a lot of places, but if I was fishing from shore, I'd fish below the Red Lake River Dam. I marked lots of fish in there and caught several cats. They tend to stack in there when water levels are on the high side and it's easily accessible from shore. Go about halfway up between the Red river and the dam and you should catch some. Also, if you are trying to fish on the bottom, you may want to use heavier weights, probably 3 ounces or so because the current is really strong right now. Good Luck!!!

name: Dan
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Tuesday September 28, 2004
Time: 11:56:10 AM

Red_River

Has anything been biting around Grand Forks. I've heard its been slow, and all the rain can't be helping. Now that's its a bit nicer, if anyone knows where there might be biting cats or walleye, it be aprecciated. I'd like to try to get out sometime in between all the rain. I fish from shore by the way.

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Thursday September 23, 2004
Time: 10:36:23 PM

Red_River

The kitties are still bitting and better yet the greenbacks are showing up. A friend was out yesterday morning and landed 20 in the morning from 7 til noon then went cattin in the afternoon. He was out this morning and caught I believe 16 in the morning. I fished on Tuesday in the afternoon and the guy I had out got tired and we lost count but it was diffently over 20 kitties. It may be getting late in the year but the kitties are still feeding and the greenbacks are really starting to show up.

name: Reg McGiffin
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Wednesday September 22, 2004
Time: 09:41:11 PM

Red_River

Heading to Grand Forks, Drayton or Lockport on a fishing trip save on No Roll sinkers. I have 1oz - 1 1/2oz - 2oz - 3oz - 4oz - 5oz - 6oz and 8oz available for immediate delivery Phone 701-772-0369 or send email regmcg@gra.midco.net

Also available Duck Decoy weights 4 oz 5 oz 6 oz and 8 oz mushroom style

Reg

name: Reg McGiffin
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Wednesday September 22, 2004
Time: 09:37:16 PM

Red_River

Heading to Grand Forks, Drayton or Lockport on a fishing trip save on No Roll sinkers. I have 1oz - 1 1/2oz - 2oz - 3oz - 4oz - 5oz - 6oz and 8oz available for immediate delivery Phone or send email regmcg@gra.midco.net

Also available Duck Decoy weights 4 oz 5 oz 6 oz and 8 oz mushroom style

Reg

name: ProGuide
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Tuesday September 21, 2004
Time: 08:53:30 PM

Red_River

John,

Go ahead and call Stu. You will be hitting the tail end of the cats but hey they call it fishing and it is supposed to be fun. The weather is a bit cooler but the kitties should be around for a week or two longer. Bring your walleye gear and your cat gear then everything is covered. The cats are on, we managed 17 in a day with about a 20 pound average on Sunday. And that was fighting some weather conditions.

DO IT!!

name: John
city: Lincoln Ne
Area: Canada
Date: Monday September 20, 2004
Time: 10:04:13 PM

Red_River

We are still thinking of going to Lockport and staying at Cats on the red next week. Can you give any infomation, Fishing reports and we'll take any opinions on going this late in the run. We grately appreciate it,

John

How much is a canada fishing license? What kind of bait works well?

name: ProGuide
city: Grand forks
Area: Canada
Date: Monday September 20, 2004
Time: 09:54:31 AM

Red_River

Well the last trip to Lockport of the year started off slow but ended with a bang. It took half the day and fighting wind and watching a thunderstorm to finally find the pattern but when we found it hang onto the rods. Unfortunatly work came into play and we had to leave.

Thanks again to Stu and Canuck for your hospitality when we were there. You always make a good trip better.

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Sunday September 19, 2004
Time: 11:05:14 PM

Red_River

Nebraska Cat Man: I will be off moose hunting from the 26th til the 2nd Oct but I am sure Stu McKay at Cats on the Red would help you out. The kitties still seem to be hungry and there are 8 guys up from Nebraska for the next 4 days to fish cats and I am sure they will do well. What I would do is make the drive and bring your walleye gear as well. I would fish the walleye (we call them greenbacks) in the morning on the east side of bouy 35 then switch to the evening for cats. Give Stu a call at 204-757-9876 or check his website, which is catsonthered.net If I was still around I would give U a hand, but if U do make the trip let me know before the weekend and I will try and give U some ideas where to try for the kitties.

As Katfish said the last couple of days has been the warmest of all summer.

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Sunday September 19, 2004
Time: 11:00:09 AM

Red_River

Nebraska Cat Man, I think it'd be a great trip for you. Temps up here are going to be close to 90 today and they were barely this warm all summer. Go for it man. The fishing should be great. You've been reading the info on here about how to do it and what to expect. You'll have a great time and I guarantee you...you will be back. Maybe Canuck and the guys can fill you in on what's going on up there before you arrive. Have a blast!!!

name: Nebraska Cat Man
city: Lincoln
Area: Canada
Date: Sunday September 19, 2004
Time: 09:50:20 AM

Red_River

Hey, does anyone think it will be too cold to make a 12 hour trip from Nebraska to Lockport the week of Sept. 27th. I have this week off and I have never fished at lockport, but I have always wanted to. I just wonder what you all think of this trip this time of the year? I know the water temp will be down and the Temperature will be in the 50s. Is this a crazy ideal that we can catch Cats this late in the run? Is there hope? Or is there somewhere else that we can catch a bunch?

Thank You.

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 09:54:41 PM

Red_River

ProGuide, Thanks but I'll be on the road all week. I need to pay for my fishing habit somehow. Have a great time in Lockport. I look forward to hearing how you did. Take care my friend.

Katfish

name: ProGuide
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 09:43:17 PM

Red_River

Katfish,

I would love to hit the river with you however as luck would have it I'm heading to Lockport to catch some big kitties and say hi to Canuck. I have spent some time out lately in GF and the cats have been really biting in the wood piles and last weekend they were out on the current breaks. It seems that they are finally moving into summer patterns here this past week. figures! Everything else is a month behind. Send me an email and we'll get together sometime this next week. brad@proguidemarketing.com

name: ProGuide
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 09:43:10 PM

Red_River

Katfish,

I would love to hit the river with you however as luck would have it I'm heading to Lockport to catch some big kitties and say hi to Canuck. I have spent some time out lately in GF and the cats have been really biting in the wood piles and last weekend they were out on the current breaks. It seems that they are finally moving into summer patterns here this past week. figures! Everything else is a month behind. Send me an email and we'll get together sometime this next week. brad@proguidemarketing.com

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 06:25:41 PM

Red_River

Proguide and Canuck, Thanks my friends. Proguide...Have you been fishing at Grand Forks lately? I finally got some time to get out tomorrow morning. I hear they are still hanging out in the snags. I haven't gotten a chance to get out here for a couple of weeks. The nice weather has me thinking some great fishing.

name: ProGuide
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 06:09:19 PM

Red_River

Canuck just hit it right on the head. During the day you have to move around quite a bit but when nightfall comes along and you find the fish you get the luxury of staying put and banging those big girls. My first trip north yielded the same result as yours but when you learn the area and figure out what to look for (I think you have it pegged) and follow Canucks guidelines of times to fish you'll be on this site complaining of sore arms.

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 09:55:17 AM

Red_River

Katfish: No I did NOT take it as you bad mouthing the fishing at all, I was just making some sugguestions.

I was lucky in the sense that my wife will NOT fish up by the dam so I was forced to study the areas to the north of Lockport. When U come back next spring give a shout and we can sugguest some other areas as well as there are NO secrets I keep, there are lots of spots to fish and if somebody is on one then I just move on. Infact yesterday we found a couple of new spots.

The pattern that U sugguested is right on. It has got to the point that we sometimes say catch 3 fish and pack up and move and don't waste your time. Now, the nite bite is something else.

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 08:41:06 AM

Red_River

Guys, Thanks for all the tips. I'm not trying to badmouth the fishing up at Lockport. It is an exceptional fishery and Stu is a wonderful host. I wish I lived there. I did fish downriver most of the time. The pattern was to find good looking structure, mark some fish, catch one or two and find another good looking spot and the same would happen. It took me a while to figure the pattern, I admit. I would recommend to anyone that loves catching big cats to make the trip. It was only my first time up to Lockport, but it was definitely the first of what I hope will be many trips up there.

name: Ed  "Backwater Eddy"
city: Fargo
Area: Comment
Date: Saturday September 18, 2004
Time: 12:11:55 AM

Red_River

Nope, your right on the mark Canuck.

When convenience dictates the time you chose to fish it often differs from the times the cats have in mind. I like the night bite and the early hours, everything is on the move. If the bite is very hot it can stay good all day, yet you still see peek times and on average it will be early and late.

Early spring the mid day bite may be the deal. Mostly due to warming water that cools off again in the evening. That would be one exception I guess?

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 17, 2004
Time: 11:01:47 PM

Red_River

Katfish: Somedays they are slow but as Stu mentioned U have to be flexible and move. The dam is NOT the only place to fish. One thing the normal person has over those of us that guide is the time of day that you go fishing. Most and I mean most clients want to fish between 8AM and 5 PM, well, if I was to go fishing myself, I would be out about an hour before sun up and fish until about 10AM then get a few ZZZZZZZsss then hit the water around 6PM and fish until 2AM. Cat fish are by far more active on the feed in the night time. I believe the biggest reason we have to keep moving in the day time is we find a few fish are alittle bit hungry but the others are just sitting down waiting so we get those few and the the others just nibble. At first light or in the early evening they are hungry and have their bibs on. It is unreal how few catfishermen (persons) hit the waters at these times. If you don't believe me ask the two Brads and Jason of Grand Forks who came out with me last spring and fished the flats in the evening. They couldn't keep the fish off the hooks and in the day time the fish were just nibbling.

Eddy, am I wrong?????

name: ProGuide
city: Grand forks
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 17, 2004
Time: 03:48:32 PM

Red_River

Katfish,

Have you ever been to Lockport before?

I realize that fishing is fishing and things change. In my experience when you get away from the dam up there you have to be at the top of your game to keep on the cats. It took a few trips for me to figure that out but overall it has made me a much better catman overall.

name: Stu McKay
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 17, 2004
Time: 10:32:11 AM

Red_River

It had been a bit slower over the weekend I'm not sure why? However the bite has really picked up once again, yesterday one of my top guys ended up boating "fifty" on the day! No out of the ordinary pattern he simply kept moving in order to find the active ones.

FISH HARD/GOLF HARD

name: Katfish
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 17, 2004
Time: 09:36:53 AM

Red_River

Brad, I was up at Lockport last weekend. To put it bluntly, the fishing was slow. Two of us caught 10 fish from Saturday afternoon through Sunday. I talked to several other folks fishing as well and they caught even fewer than we did. The size was great (several 20+), but it was slow and I'm an experienced catfisherman.

name: Brad
city: GFK
Area: Comment
Date: Wednesday September 15, 2004
Time: 04:25:14 PM

Red_River

Looking for a recent report from Lockport. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

name: Brad
city: Grand Forks
Area: Canada
Date: Tuesday September 14, 2004
Time: 09:20:33 PM

Red_River

John,

I think Stu may be right. It is a great gamble to come that time. Even here at the Red in Grand Forks around that time the water temp will hit that point where the big girls quit biting.

Look at it this way. Book the trip to Lockport, bring cat gear and walleye gear with. You should be able to have a great trip no matter what.

name: John
city: Lincoln Ne
Area: Comment
Date: Tuesday September 14, 2004
Time: 05:14:38 PM

Red_River

Me and a buddy want to fish the Red river fron Sept 28- Oct 2. We have never fished the red, but 2 weeks ago in the paper here in Lincoln there was an article about 3 Fishermen from Lincoln who caught over 100 cats. This got us wanting to go and check out this place they went to. They fished the Red at Lockport and stayed at Cats on the Red. I contacted Stu, but he said that the week they we wanted to fish would be at the end of the run and with the water temps getting lower the Cats might not bite. I assume that there are some equally great Catfish spots on the Red, maybe farther south where the water maybe warmer. Can someone help us? We want to fish the Red from Tuesday 9/28-10/2 are we out of luck? Is this too late in the year? Please help a fellow Catfisherman. You can e-mail jratliff@neb.rr.com

Thanks, John

name: walleye steve
city: winnipeg
Area: Canada
Date: Monday September 13, 2004
Time: 10:24:58 PM

Red_River

to all the kitty cather,s I stumbled across a great cat bait .PKG kippers from safeway I was jokeing around with my fishing pals I said now i'l catch the big one.next thing you know one after another BIG CATS'30 in +

name: N/A
city: Winnipeg
Area: Canada
Date: Monday September 13, 2004
Time: 02:41:22 PM

Red_River

Would cut up bullhead and small channels work for bait for the big cats? They are so much easier to catch then tullibee or goldeye by the forks.

name: Matthew Falk
city: Winnipeg
Area: Other area
Date: Monday September 13, 2004
Time: 02:16:03 PM

Red_River

Fished on Sunday for 2 and a half hours with a pickeral rig 40 feet down the red from the forks caught two average channel cats and a average fresh water drum. along witha a very nice 10+ pound channel. they were hitting the bottom hook (size 4) tip with a small peice of worm.!

Any tropy sauger being caught in winnipeg or lockport?

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 10:17:22 PM

Red_River

What a difference a day makes. We fished walleye this morning and then tried for kitties this afternoon. We didn't get started until about 1:30 PM and quit at 4 and the tally for both boats was only 20. The kitties seemed very light today.

The walleye were few and far between but the sauger made for a great fish fry this evening. Oh well, I quess 20 is better than zero.

name: Reg McGiffin
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 01:32:26 PM

Red_River

Heading to Grand Forks, Drayton or Lockport on a fishing trip save on No Roll sinkers. I have 1oz - 1 1/2oz - 2oz - 3oz - 4oz - 5oz - 6oz and 8oz available for immediate delivery Phone or send email 701-772-0369 regmcg@gra.midco.net

Reg

name: Reg McGiffin
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 01:30:10 PM

Red_River

Heading to Grand Forks, Drayton or Lockport on a fishing trip save on No Roll sinkers. I have 1oz - 1 1/2oz - 2oz - 3oz - 4oz - 5oz - 6oz and 8oz available for immediate delivery Phone or send email

Reg

name: Rudy
city: Kingsley, Iowa
Area: Comment
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 11:33:49 AM

Red_River

Definately take your birth cert. with you when you cross into Canada. You may not need it, but depending on the mood the border gaurds are in you may.

On our trip this summer we were required to go into the building for "the inquisition" and the people who were in front of us didn't have their certs & were denied access into Canada. That prob. wasn't the only reason, but I'm sure it didn't help.

In short, it's better to be safe than sorry!!

Tight Lines & Smokin' Drags!!

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 07:24:04 AM

Red_River

I would strongly recommend you at least take your birth certificate but better yet your passport. Your Driver's Licence does not prove your citizenship and the ss is so over used it is hardly used.

3 yrs ago today the world changed.

name: stoneyjb15
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Saturday September 11, 2004
Time: 03:18:06 AM

Red_River

I have another question. To get across the border going into Canada, do you need to have a birth certificate. I've heard conflicting stories. One got across the border with his drivers liscence and his SS card, yet my dad said the court house said we need the birth certificates. What have you guys taken?

name: Canuck
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 10, 2004
Time: 09:07:01 PM

Red_River

Kitties at Lockport. Well we had 2 boats out today with a total of 6 rods and the tally was 128 kitties. Yesterday Dan did 40 Kitties and yet 3 guys from Devils Lake followed Danny and only caught 1 fish. They are there and in my opinion they are hungry.

name: walleye steve
city: winnpeg
Area: Canada
Date: Friday September 10, 2004
Time: 08:51:40 PM

Red_River

jig color for walleye right now is purple with larg white eye.....7over 20in

name: stoneyjb15
city: Lockport
Area: Canada
Date: Thursday September 09, 2004
Time: 07:15:23 PM

Red_River

So has anyone heard how the cats are hitting up in Lockport lately?

name: Dan
city: Grand Forks
Area: Grand Forks
Date: Thursday September 09, 2004
Time: 12:00:28 PM

Red_River

I've seen people mention using tulibees for bait, and it really caught my interest. Are the tulibees you guys are talking about the same as ciscoes (which are sometimes called tulibees)? Most importantly, how do you guys catch them? I'm interested because I do alot of muskie fishing over the summer on deep clear cisco lakes and have always wanted to try some as live bait. I've used subuki rigs but with no luck.

name: Ryan
city: Mondamin
Area: Fargo
Date: Thursday September 09, 2004
Time: 10:50:14 AM

Red_River

I am planning a trip to the Red River for next year and was wondering how the fishing around the Fargo area compares to Grand Forks on North. I have fished around the Drayton Dam area about 15 years ago and I want to bring my kids, but I don't know if I want to travel that far, so any information would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

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