cat fish/horn pout

[smelt stalker]

any body ever catch any threw the ice? never realy hear of any one catchin them in the hard water season?

[ssearah]

Yes last year we caught a couple.... having a heck of a time remembering where though

[jibbs]

I have seen a few caught at the country pond ice derby a few years back

[whitewing]

I did catch one nice one, but it was the only one -  and that was year's ago.

[TheOutdoorsman]

[smelt stalker]

that is an awsome picture

[TheOutdoorsman]

that is an awsome picture

Thanks!  I actually caught that fish in Maine during very early ice last year.  I wasn't targeting them, but it was an interesting surprise!  That was the only one, however.

[WildOutdoorAddict]

Sure

[SmellsLikeFishNH]

We get a bunch at lake potanipo in Brookline....caught them on shiners and jigging.

[pipes18079]

One of the guys I was with this weekend caught one on a tip up in about six feet of water. It sure isn't something we see all the time seems like all the time spent and number of lines out each year the numbers should be higher.

[sincityrednek]

Now you guys that have caught them, is there any way to target them through the ice?

[Hounded819]

we got a couple dozen last season. fishing right on the weed edges about 6 inch from the bottom with shinners. wasnt targeting them but were fun to get

[stripernut]

We get them from time to time in the day light, but we have had good luck Ice fishing for them at night. Night crawler just off the bottom works well and I have had good luck getting a bunch jigging at night... They love glow in the dark jigs.

[800stealth]

I don't know about through the ice but I can tell you that chicken mcnuggets in the nuclear orange buffalo sauce always puts in the boat during open water.

[fishlessman]

minnow with broken tail

[Oddfish]

     They are more rare in the winter but they can be targeted.  They are nocturnal for the most part so early morning, and dusk for day fishing works best. Dark days seem to produce more.  I don't target them but catch a few every season.  On the bottom to 1' off the bottom.  Always with scented or live bait.  It is my belief thatyou have to be near them for them to move, so moving around a bit will probably get you more.  Target the same body of waters you target them in summer and spring.  Most of mine have been in 16'-24' of water, but so are most of the other fish.  You night try targeting beaver den openings also.

Oddfish

[Roccus]

 I've caught Brown bull heads, white cats and eels through the ice... If i were targeting Cat's.. I'd chum my holes in the morning with chicken livers or beef heart.. return at sun down with night crawlers...

[tilted]

I've caught a few..even had one up near the top in the IS tourney...it was a few years back. Probably caught 4 total all from the same pond

[Oddfish]

I've caught Brown bull heads, white cats and eels through the ice... If i were targeting Cat's.. I'd chum my holes in the morning with chicken livers or beef heart.. return at sun down with night crawlers...

Roccus Good to see your posts.  Hope all is well.  Hope to see you on the ice soon.

OD

[Roccus]

Same here my friend .. hope all is well and your getting a few "odd fish"...

[Relentless Pursuit]

We catch them in Maine but not real often.

[icefshninnh]

Stump field caught 2 yellow bellies on worms at dusk

[icemanbb]

I remember reading about some guys catching catfish over in Cub Pond in Danville. I think they are channels that someone put in  there. I beleive it's a pond that you have to hike into, maybe someone knows more about it. If you want to do some serious hard-water cat fishing, try southern Lake Champlain. We used to go to an ice fishing tourney at Bensons Landing and these guys would catch 5-10lb channel cats on a regular basis. We would mostly target walleyes, saugers and crappies but there were also bass, pike and the occasional laker that would wander down that far. If they still have the tourney it's worth the trip just to see all the strange fish they catch.

[fishlessman]

I remember reading about some guys catching catfish over in Cub Pond in Danville. I think they are channels that someone put in  there. I beleive it's a pond that you have to hike into, maybe someone knows more about it. If you want to do some serious hard-water cat fishing, try southern Lake Champlain. We used to go to an ice fishing tourney at Bensons Landing and these guys would catch 5-10lb channel cats on a regular basis. We would mostly target walleyes, saugers and crappies but there were also bass, pike and the occasional laker that would wander down that far. If they still have the tourney it's worth the trip just to see all the strange fish they catch.

cub has record fish in it, problem is its only private access now and no one lets you in.

[icemanbb]

Fishless, nice cat. Is that from Cub? I lived in Danville for years and every Fall I would say "this year I am going to hike into Cub Pond and fish". Needless to say I never did. Too bad it's closed off now, just like so many other hunting and fishing spots in Southern NH. Tight lines!

[800stealth]

cub has record fish in it, problem is its only private access now and no one lets you in.

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Wicked cat man! Thanks for sharing.

[Dispy]

cub has record fish in it, problem is its only private access now and no one lets you in.

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Is this really you in the picture, Doug D?? we went to school together....small world

[fishamusmaximus]

We catch them up in the local ponds in Conway in 6 feet of water with worms and shiners

[fishlessman]

Is this really you in the picture, Doug D?? we went to school together....small world

thats doug, we fished that pond for a few years. caught alot of them that size. thats probably 20 years ago. dougs over on shadow lake now

[PDubs/NH]

Have caught them several times at Naticook Lake in Merrimack. Shiners just off the bottom/tops of weeds while targeting bass....