The Red River Of The North: Bank Fishing

In this video we did some mid summer channel catfishing. Im a bankfisherman at heart, Nothing is more enjoyable to me then hitting the greasy ol' red from the bank. Enjoy everyone.

[@MB_angling]

yeaaaaaaa amazing thanks for uploading great video

[@TheRiverAddict]

Thanks for watching buddy

[@FiskeyTV]

I saw you in your car going to grocery store yesterday and plus love your videos

[@TheRiverAddict]

Yeep had to get some dinner stuff lol

[@SluSharkND]

You are fishing the Red and catching fish. I'm watching in my living room. Fish really don't say much, so no worries about the audio, sir. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRiverAddict]

Thanks slushark 😂 always appreciate the view and comments

[@MKFishing701]

Nice cats!

[@TheRiverAddict]

Thanks MK 💪🏼

[@karlkrause6679]

Hey, nice to see another ND Red River shore fisherman. You ever go for walleyes on the Red?

[@TheRiverAddict]

Certain times of year I try for them! Spring and fall when the waters in the 40s and 50s usually

[@kourtsdad]

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.

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@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.

[@kourtsdad]

@@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. 🙄

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@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

[@jliketheletter637]

I am just north of u in manitoba. Me get after the cats too how do you get gold eyes there

[@TheRiverAddict]

Would love to visit Manitoba sometime! Thanks for checking out the video.
To catch my goldeyes I use a bobber and nightcrawler or minnow

[@Jack-e5q4i]

So i got an ugly stick catfishing rod, but i cant find any spots along the red, how do you find your spots?

[@TheRiverAddict]

Google earth mostly, just look for a nice accessible location.

[@Jack-e5q4i]

@@TheRiverAddict I got one more question, im really new to this lol. Do you think its worth fall fishing for cats? I know its great for bass cause they get bloated, but I dont know anything about fall fishing for catfish!

[@TheRiverAddict]

@@Jack-e5q4i in the north the catfishing turns off once that water drops below 55 degrees. There will usually be one more good feeding sesh late September early October depending on weather then the bite turns off. I’ll usually turn my focus to walleye, pike and bass at that point

[@Jack-e5q4i]

@TheRiverAddict I'm literally using the ugly stick catfish combo, it says it can take 17lb line, can I go over that or do I need to use 17lbs? (I'm sorry for all of the questions I don't want to mess this up)🤣

[@TheRiverAddict]

@user-le5iw2od3t you can throw heavier line on it, especially braid. You just can’t put as much on. Power pro sells spools of 30-40lb braid in 50 yard spools, you can use a full 50yards easy probablt

[@mortsims]

do you have rattlesnakes there.

[@TheRiverAddict]

Rare to see in my area (eastern ND) they have been found here, much more prominent in western North Dakota