Thanks for stopping by! My name is Jon, I’m a Multi-species angler with a focus on channel cats, pike, perch, walleye, bass, and rough fish. Located on the border of ND/MN
My goal with this channel is to document my adventures and hopefully help others learn more about fishing for their favorite freshwater species.
@@Maxvolume123 these are brads rods, I know it was a abu Garcia bait caster with 30lb mono. The rod was a uglystick 7 some footer. Not exactly sure the size of his bait casters off the top of my head. For my rods I use 3-4000 series diawa spinning reels with 30lb suffix braid.. 7ft GX2 spinning rods. 25lb floor leaders.
@@gunzdown6651 I purchase these from a gas station in hawly MN and bring them over on ice. This is an important step because it is illegal to transport live bait across the border. Or if you want to keep them alive you gotta buy them in mn and launch from the mn side of the river
It's crawler time, buddy! Been catching walleye and channel cats on the Missouri lately, and pike, of all things, on crawlers in the lakes. Pike were avoiding the smelt on the bottom and hitting the walleye harness. I don't question the crawler, just learn to love it. Great content, as usual.
Sweet! I remember as a kid growing up in Illinois reading about huge Red River cats in In-Fisherman (1980s). When I moved to MN, I finally made the trip over and launched out of Dryden and west of Hallock. I used mooneyes and suckers I caught in the river as bait. That was the most fun I ever had fishing! I measured and tracked every one of the 18 cats I caught in 2 days. The SMALLEST was 24". The largest was 38"! (No idea how much that would weigh.). I caught 4 that measured 36". What a hoot! On top of that, I released all the cats, but I did catch a small mess of saugers as well, which I cleaned and fried right in the boat (pulled on shore). The RR is awesome--can't wait to go back. Love your content--totally real.
@@shawnconrad3910 wow! Thanks for the comment. Sounds like you had a fishing trip to remember for a lifetime. Thanks for sharing the awesome story. Hope to get out to that stretch of the river soon. A 38” catfish would be a true river trophy.
@@robertberry5148 Howdy Robert thanks for watching, in Fargo there are 3 different dams that all have public access for fishing. Lemke park, dike east park, treefoil park. Other popular fishing spots include: Heratige hills Park, lions conservancy park, lindenwood park, gooseberry park, trollwood park. I also have a few videos on my channel on how I exactly go about finding fishing spots to help others. As for giving exact coordinates to where I’m fishing in specific videos , i just don’t out of respect for the other people who fish these spots and the hours I put in to find them. Every spot I fish I found using google earth and satellite imaging. Hope this helps.
So i need some help, I am new to catfishing and have tried fishing a few spots on the red. I cant find a spot where my line isn't green and snagged. And most importantly i still cant find any catfish🤣 Do you have any tips to at least find them? Im limited to bank fishing as of currently.
@@Jack-e5q4i howdy! If you look through the videos on my channel, I have a few “how to” videos that should help with bank fishing the red! They are a couple years old, but some good information to take away from them.
@@tyelde475 I’m from Fargo, but this video was in GF. Fishing has been great on all stretches of the red river this year. The high water has been great asset to the fishing
@@YETI-q7o Brad does, he’s inactive for the most part.He has a great series of “chalk talks” on there though.Lots of good information in those videos. His RU-vid is “Captain Brad Durick”
@@CajunRobFishing if you look wayyy back in my videos I have a video for my Scotty mount on my perception outlaw. I still use that exact set up on this kayak. Other than that I just have a couple rod holders haha. Keep it pretty basic
Im stationed in grand forks and fish the red occassionally if im not on the boatbass fishing in MN. Lots of bigguns out therr. Beenwanting to take my yak on the river tho one day. Need to find an area with no so much current. I do have a micro power pole on my yak tho to anchor
@@northernbassalliance1442 it’s a rush catching them in the kayak, them power poles are nice too. Tough to get them to stick in the soft bottom of the red, but they’re nice forsure
@@matthewhawn9070 I agree! I’ve seen video of the river up there and it’s a night and day difference. Hopefully sooner then later I can make my way up there! Thanks for watching Mathew
On behalf of North Dakota: we're glad you made it! One thing we have in common, Jon, is muddy Ugly Stick cat rods that won't ever get clean. Living the dream.
Are you getting your gold eyes where you’re fishing cats, or do you fish for them in certain areas? Also, do you ever use frogs? Most of my catfishing has been on the Ottertail. I’ve used frogs and mooneyes (I believe) on there.
@@kourtsdad I usually catch goldeye the day beforehand just to save time. But catfish are usually near a source of bait, so there’s always goldeye nearby if I need to catch some. And frogs are a very popular bait on the red river, I just usually stick to goldeye and suckers because it’s the easiest for me to acquire.
@@TheRiverAddict Cool! I was wondering about suckers, since I won’t be near either river to catch bait before my daughter and I give it a shot. I hope you don’t mind, we’re planning to try the first place you were at on the video. 🙄
@@kourtsdad great spot to bring the kids, lots of medium sized fish there. The water might be high and the water might be fast but I bet you’ll have good luck. Tons of goldeye right under that bridge
I enjoyed your panfishing video. There’s something exciting about the energy and colors of panfish. I hope you do more of these videos.👍. The sounds of the birds and loon in the background were awesome.
@@MarcGaudette-q7g It wouldn’t be too difficult if you got a roof rack. It’s around 85lbs, I have a truck now so I don’t have to car top anymore, but I use to car top with my perception outlaw. They are fairly similar in weight, if I remember correctly the moken is about 15lbs heavier.
@@XJStryker just because I move it from boat to boat or sometimes don’t want a fishfinder with if I’m fishing familiar water. It’s not in the way when paddling, you’re able to slide up and down track to your liking.
@@TheRiverAddict hey I’ve got a noob question: I was fishing over by the bridge by the greenway right behind Joe blacks (I live in grand forks) and I just couldn’t keep the bait on my hook. Every time I would reel in for a bait check, my bait would get snagged off by all the river weeds and such. You got any tips?
@@TheRiverAddict I use the chicken liver balls in light current. But I tried those precut suckers and that’s what I lost in the heavy current through the weeds. I hooked the bait through the scales, not the meat, if that makes sense. Gonna try the live suckers tonight and cut them up and see how they stick
@@mrgorrila30 chicken liver can be tough to keep on the hook in general, with the high water and all the extra debris floating around I’m sure it’s even more difficult. I’d stick to fresh or frozen cutbait, and you should be good to go.
What other rivers in the area offe4 decent cat fishing? Are some less terminal meaning when the red goes way up are there others that stay more stable? All I know is that red am looking for other options. I have a 15ft grumman sport boat so cam lunch anywhere and can motor through 10" of water.
I’d say if you find a spot 10-15 miles up any of the connected tributaries during the floods you’d be in pretty good shape for fishing. Sheyenne, wild rice, elm, goose, Forrest, maple, buffalo, red lake river, park river, all decent options. They still flood pretty good too when the red floods, but there’s definitely fishing to be had.
@@TheRiverAddict thanks man As I said, I fish in what equates to a saltwater gheenoe soil tend to enjoy the smaller river a good bit more. Most tiles the fish this far north are smaller in connecting trips of main rivers but at times that doesn't seem to matter much and seems a lot of spawning cats push up trips as well. What's some advice on walleye fishing these rivers? Areas, tackle, etc I fish cats here but have a hard time with walleyes when I can't see 2" through the water. I'm used to fishing walleyes in ne mn where I can see down 15-20ft.lol
@@eduffy4937 in my experience, targeting walleyes on the river is more of a seasonal thing then anything else. You forsure can catch them throughout the summer, but when that water reaches 45 degrees in the spring and low 60s-50s in the fall is the best time. For rigs I use a 1/4-1/2 oz sinker, floro leader and a plain hook or floating jig. Both minnows and crawlers work well. Frogs and sucker minnows for the trophy walleyes. Many people also jig for them with plastics as well. Any dams, deep holes, rock piles, clam beds, river confluence areas, bridges Are all good spots to find walleyes
Jon for the win! When life gives you flooding, hit the backwaters. Thanks for showing us that the best way to find fish is to get off you @$$ and go look for them.
