Northwest Sportsman – August 2019

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that, but not the trick to catching catfish.

We looked at his setup. Small bass rod,

a single size 1 hook, no weight on the line,

chicken liver. The young man just grinned

as we all stared at his rig, our confusion

clearly evident.

“Yeah, I know, right,” he said. “You

wouldn’t think it. Super simple – just cast

right into those reeds, or onto the sides of

the marsh patties. Only cast like 15 to 20

feet out. Let the liver just naturally sink.

Then hold on. Works really well.”

I think the young man was in a joy-

filled stupor when he told us how to

catch catfish. I took note, however. Then

we shared a laugh and hiked off, our

bulging backpacks seemingly lighter after

enjoying the success of the fisherman.

But I also had a plan and a mission. With

the lake only 5 miles from my house, I was

going to learn this fishing technique, and

quickly. Then I was going to make a catfish

dinner from a hunk of public land not 10

minutes from home. The perfect kind of

locavore food, if you ask me. NS

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