Big Fish Caught under Railroad Bridge

I have caught many catfish at various places but never have I ever caught a Madison Chain Catfish. That all changed today as I pulled in a 12.8lb Channel Catfish in the area between Cherokee Marsh and Lake Mendota. The biggest channel I've caught on Camera.

Big Channel Catfish Caught while night fishing at Decatur dam

Fishing at Decatur Dam's sugar river outlet, I noticed a lack of Suckers and Bass that are usually there. I got one of the small redhorses and a rock bass but nothing else. I guess Bass must be spawning and I'm not sure why the suckers were not there. However, after dark, I got a big bite by a Channel Gatofish(Catfish).

Fish of Greater Gatoness Caught!

Went Gatofishing at Johnson's Creek this week and had to wait until night for things to hit but boy did they hit! I finally got a 20lb+ Catfish, my first flathead of the year! Gonna go back sooner or later to catch another!

Walleye and Drum Fishing

I decided to take on my old Nemesis, the Wisconsin River this week. This river has never yielded me a fish before but that changed this time as it finally yielded me a plentiful harvest of Walleye and Freshwater Drum. I did not get the fish of legend I was looking for, but I got plenty of good fish.

Goose Lake is so Crappie Licious

I wanted to fish some Madison area ponds and lakes so I settled for Goose Lake on Saturday after the rains. Late spring is fully underway and the Crappies are shallow. Using a small jighead and a 1 inch gulp minnow, I was slaying them left and right.

Fishing for Grande Fish on the Pecatonica

Explored two different places on the Pecatonica yesterday at Blanchardville and at Darlington. I didn't get any Walleye or Smallmouth but I did get a few Gatofish including my first Stonecat, which I thought was a baby flathead.

Spring Fishing in Madison

It was a nice day today so I went first to Sixmile Creek and then Cherokee Marsh Afterwards to do some Urban fishing. Only 1 fish at Sixmile as it seems that it was still too soon for that place but Cherokee turned out to be a lot better.

Big Fish of Death love mini hotdogs

Went to Cherokee Park on opening day before it gets so overgrown that its unfishable and tried casting mini hotdogs for Catfish. However, I did not get any catfish except Lesser Catfish(Bullheads). However the hot dogs attracted a lot of Big fish of Death.

Big Fish escapes my clutches

With the water levels incredibly low, I went to the Rock River at Jefferson. The bite wasn't great but I did manage to get a Walleye, a white bass, and large amounts of drum plus a yellow perch. No Gatofish, but maybe next time.