bryce Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hey all! I'm thinking of going out soon to dunnville and I am wondering if the ice is broken and how the fishing is near the dam. I will be targeting large cats. thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Still Ice .... Starting to break up but still needs time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryce Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 alright, thanks! I live an hour away so can't check the conditions myself, rarely go through dunnville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 you mite want to wait a week or two but you have the right idea i love the big cats hopefully by april 1st ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smatone2k Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Cant wait to try i love cat fishing every year i put the boat away there's something i gotta fix are have to get someone to help me fix and thank god i know some people who help me out more then i deserve but this year everything is good im ready to hook up and go even thinking port Dalhousie for trout the ice gear is packed up now im itching again Cant wait to try i love cat fishing every year i put the boat away there's something i gotta fix are have to get someone to help me fix and thank god i know some people who help me out more then i deserve but this year everything is good im ready to hook up and go even thinking port Dalhousie for trout the ice gear is packed up now im itching again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'll third that ! lol .......love fishing for cats too . We got some big fat girls in Jordan Harbour . They will hit crank baits, worms , frozen smelts , and just about any stink bait you throw at them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 X4 lol. Speaking of stink bait....do they sell that stuff here? In Oklahoma where my wife is from they sell it by the plastic pails. Down there they call it punch bait. Wow its a wicked smell too...get that stuff on your hands and it wont wash off. They use a treble hook and push the hook into a pail then pull out a big glob of it. Ive never seen it here though...i imagine you all maybe make something simalar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwhunter99 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 All I use is a 2in piece of gulp. Works great and no mess. Fish pr0n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nice fish .....now there's a JH Piggy ! Good stuff GW ! Looks like she pushing 20# Dave .....I never heard of that stink stuff , don't think I want to either lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwhunter99 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 .....now there's a JH Piggy ! Thought you'd pick up on that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I found channel cats prefer fresh bait , not the yucky stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_feelgood Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 A woman goes into Wal-Mart to buy a rod and reel. She doesn’t know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes over to the register. There is a Wal-Mart “associate” standing there with dark shades on. She says, “Excuse me, sir…can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?” He says, “Ma’am, I’m blind but if you will drop it on the counter I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound that it makes.” She didn’t believe him, but dropped it on the counter anyway. He said, “That’s a 6′ graphite rod with a Zebco 202 reel and 10 lb. test line… It’s a good all around rod and reel and it’s $20.00″. She says, “That’s amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter.. I think it’s what I’m looking for so I’ll take it.” He walks behind the counter to the register, and in the meantime the woman farts. At first she is embarrassed but then realizes that there is no way he could tell it was her.. being blind he wouldn’t know that she was the only person around. He rings up the sale and says, “That will be $25.50.” She says, “But didn’t you say it was $20.00?” He says, “Yes ma’am, the rod and reel is $20.00, the duck call is $3.00, and the stink bait is 2.50.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 That's a gasser doc ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smatone2k Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I found channel cats prefer fresh bait , not the yucky stuff. I always seem to.do better with fresh bait too and i tried some pretty stinky baits with no success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwhunter99 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I always seem to.do better with fresh bait too and i tried some pretty stinky baits with no successNever tried fresh bait. But never really had to either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Spring time it's fresh bait all the way. later on closer to summer, sun ripened chicken livers are still a charmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smatone2k Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Never tried chicken liver maybe give it a whirl shrimp is my key and has to be raw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I used raw shrimp last yr n did good with it. I usually use worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fresh cut sucker is the best for the grand and chicken liver a closd 2nd for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fresh cut sucker is the best for the grand and chicken liver a closd 2nd for me.I tried fresh sucker last year. Didn't catch much with it. I'll be trying it again this year and I'll have to try the liver also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I caught a few hogs last spring on sucker meat. Just catch a few white suckers and filet them right to the spine on each side. I just put them in a freezer bag raw. Make sure to get some blood in the bottom too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkins Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Any word on the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduperfly Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmo1685 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Any word on the ice A co-worker is hopefully heading down Wednesday to check it out. If he doesn't, I am going Friday for sure to take a look. Some warm rain this week should help the melting out. I was told as of last week that the ice was gone around the dam, but haven't heard anything since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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