I’ve been trying to plan a date for our yearly trip down to the mouth of the Grand River for channel catfish. As I’ve mentioned before, timing rivers for a successful trip can be problematic, especially without the luxury of a lot of free time during our busy lives. This…
It was tough fishing this past weekend (May 3rd and 4th) on a recent trip for channel catfish on the Grand River out of Dunnville, Ontario. Recent heavy and continuing rains and a cold spring had left us with high, muddy and cold (50° F) water to deal with. On…
I’ve been preparing some cutbait for an upcoming catfish fishing trip on the Grand River at Dunnville, Ontario. The recipe starts with a short trip to the Thames River here in London, Ontario. Any recipe that begins with a fishing trip is awesome – just think if they were all…
Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Our first fishing trip of the year is usually in April fishing for channel catfish at the mouth of the Grand River, the largest watershed in southern Ontario. Generally muddy, turbid and cold water is present, but so are a good number of channel catfish. Sizes…
