catfish on the gorge

[mark d.]

just moved over to rock springs from chy.this summer . any suggestion's on finding the cats through the ice at the gorge i like the trout but i love cat fish-en. 

[wyoboypt]

Hey man, sorry i dont have any tips for ur catfish on the gorge. ive never been there before. but i was wondrin if you could tell me what to use for catfish through the ice? ive always wantd to catch them thru the ice but never have been able to. does stinkbait work?

[WYLINGIT]

Pk lures!!!!! Tipped with Shrimp. 15-60 FOW With good current. Find the Channel.

[mark d.]

thanks wylingit.shrimp is also my bait of choice.is there any areas you would recamend and no i don't want you best spots just an area to start.thanks again

[WYLINGIT]

I started with a map. Available at Ace hardware in R.S. or G.R. Picked spots in the channel and drilled holes. Good Luck!  

[Mac daddy]

I started with a map. Available at Ace hardware in R.S. or G.R. Picked spots in the channel and drilled holes. Good Luck!

Have you had any luck with cats through the ice.  If so any size?

[WYLINGIT]

Few and far between. They are catchable. Biggest around 3.5lbs. Mostly luck while fishing for ling, IMO

[mark d.]

tried them hard for the last two days not a bite.but i don't give up easy

[theburbotking]

you would have better luck fishing for kokanee or smallmouth bass in my opinion.  those cats at the gorge are a rarity.  i bet there are some big ones in there but good luck finding em.  tough!!!
in other parts of the state people catch em fishing for walleyes and perch but i never hear of people catchin any fishin for burbot.

[bbkyle35]

If I was at the gorge, I'd be trying for a big laker or a bucket full of burbot. Sure the state record cat is from there, but that was quite a while ago

[mark d.]

oh I'm fishing for my lakers but have my four tip ups set for cats.its fun for me to try and figure them out but catch my lakers at the same time