Yeah I do a lot of fishing on the red very good day frogs
@user-le5iw2od3t15 күн бұрын
So i need some help, I am new to catfishing and have tried fishing a few spots on the red. I cant find a spot where my line isn't green and snagged. And most importantly i still cant find any catfish🤣 Do you have any tips to at least find them? Im limited to bank fishing as of currently.
@TheRiverAddict15 күн бұрын
@@user-le5iw2od3t howdy! If you look through the videos on my channel, I have a few “how to” videos that should help with bank fishing the red! They are a couple years old, but some good information to take away from them.
@user-le5iw2od3t6 күн бұрын
@TheRiverAddict okay thanks!
@tyelde47518 күн бұрын
You around GF? Havnt heard of many people catching this summer
@TheRiverAddict18 күн бұрын
@@tyelde475 I’m from Fargo, but this video was in GF. Fishing has been great on all stretches of the red river this year. The high water has been great asset to the fishing
@tyelde47518 күн бұрын
@@TheRiverAddictgood to know! I mainly fish from shore and all my spots have been flooded out. Gonna give it a shot Saturday!
@TheRiverAddict18 күн бұрын
@tyelde475 good luck! 👍
@northernbassalliance144219 күн бұрын
Took my ranger bass boat out on the red the other day lol. Stuck a 21,16,15 and 13. Not ideal boat to fish off of but i managed to stick some toads.
@TheRiverAddict19 күн бұрын
@@northernbassalliance1442 love to hear it
@aaronmeyer943120 күн бұрын
Always fun fishing with Brad! He's a legend
@tuckerindabum44221 күн бұрын
Brad is the man!
@TheRiverAddict21 күн бұрын
@@tuckerindabum442 absolutely
@Jairocharife22 күн бұрын
Esse peixe parece muito com o Acará-açu da Amazônia!
@FrogDad55622 күн бұрын
Madness!
@user-rp3tx2xq9j22 күн бұрын
Does brad have a KZfaq
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@user-rp3tx2xq9j Brad does, he’s inactive for the most part.He has a great series of “chalk talks” on there though.Lots of good information in those videos. His KZfaq is “Captain Brad Durick”
@user-rp3tx2xq9j22 күн бұрын
Where can you get frogs as bait
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@user-rp3tx2xq9j I’m not entirely sure where in GF Brad gets them. I’ll usually just catch them if I need some
@user-rp3tx2xq9j22 күн бұрын
@TheRiverAddict dang there's not many where am at so it's hard to find em
@SluSharkND22 күн бұрын
Brad is a legend. I wish I had know about the kitties in the Red when i lived in Fargo. Now I know and I'll be back.
@Csteph20522 күн бұрын
Top notch video!
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@Csteph205 thank you so much!
@nodakzac22 күн бұрын
Great video 👍
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@nodakzac thanks buddy, appreciate it!
@CajunRobFishing22 күн бұрын
Where did you get the receiver hitch extender & what brand is it? Thanks !
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@CajunRobFishing I got it off Amazon for $60 I’m not positive on the brand sorry about that
@CajunRobFishing22 күн бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict thanks I just got a used ocean blue Moken 12.5. Have you done a video on your upgrades or mods on your yak? Thx
@TheRiverAddict22 күн бұрын
@@CajunRobFishing if you look wayyy back in my videos I have a video for my Scotty mount on my perception outlaw. I still use that exact set up on this kayak. Other than that I just have a couple rod holders haha. Keep it pretty basic
@MastelMade-bi4po23 күн бұрын
Chaos.
@ChristinaLemke23 күн бұрын
Brad is the Red River 🐐 AWESOME video! Beautiful channel catfish.
@ChristinaLemke22 күн бұрын
I put a goat but apparently some don't see it?!🤷♀️🤦♀️😆
@eduffy493723 күн бұрын
Was just up last weekend for the derby, then went up and hit pembina/drayton stretch for 2 days. Caught less fish, but larger average size great time.
@TheRiverAddict23 күн бұрын
@@eduffy4937 thanks for the report brother 💪🏼
@christophersmithsr.590023 күн бұрын
Can you pin that exact spot, I live in Moorhead MN and love fishing off the river but it’s hard for me to find good places to fish with few snags.
@northernbassalliance144223 күн бұрын
Anywhere on the red is full of cats. I stuck a 13, 15, 16 and 21lbr yesterday. Find a hole, cast some goldeye out there and bam fish on.
@northernbassalliance144226 күн бұрын
Im stationed in grand forks and fish the red occassionally if im not on the boatbass fishing in MN. Lots of bigguns out therr. Beenwanting to take my yak on the river tho one day. Need to find an area with no so much current. I do have a micro power pole on my yak tho to anchor
@TheRiverAddict26 күн бұрын
@@northernbassalliance1442 it’s a rush catching them in the kayak, them power poles are nice too. Tough to get them to stick in the soft bottom of the red, but they’re nice forsure
@jasondueck725727 күн бұрын
Love the video! As a fellow Red River fisherman myself just north of ya in Manitoba.
@TheRiverAddict27 күн бұрын
@@jasondueck7257 thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words brother! Hope to make my way up towards you one of these days
@matthewhawn9070Ай бұрын
That was a hog! It’s interesting how different the Red is down there. When you’re ready to cross the border, let me know! Tight lines!
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@matthewhawn9070 I agree! I’ve seen video of the river up there and it’s a night and day difference. Hopefully sooner then later I can make my way up there! Thanks for watching Mathew
@SluSharkNDАй бұрын
On behalf of North Dakota: we're glad you made it! One thing we have in common, Jon, is muddy Ugly Stick cat rods that won't ever get clean. Living the dream.
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@SluSharkND never trust a clean uglystik. Thanks for watching slushark
@kourtsdadАй бұрын
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.
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@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.
@kourtsdadАй бұрын
@@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. 🙄
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@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
@southernutopiaАй бұрын
real fishing brother...let's go...great video man'
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@southernutopia Thankyou brother, I appreciate the kind words. Have a good one buddy
@redrivermudmonster4962Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your panfishing video. There’s something exciting about the energy and colors of panfish. I hope you do more of these videos.👍. The sounds of the birds and loon in the background were awesome.
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@redrivermudmonster4962 Thankyou so much
@user-sm7cx6fx2vАй бұрын
What's your opinion of the weight of the Moken 12.5 for car topping? How does it handle? Thanks.
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@user-sm7cx6fx2v It wouldn’t be too difficult if you got a roof rack. It’s around 85lbs, I have a truck now so I don’t have to car top anymore, but I use to car top with my perception outlaw. They are fairly similar in weight, if I remember correctly the moken is about 15lbs heavier.
@XJStrykerАй бұрын
How are you paddling with that. Looks right in the way. Why not use the center solo mount?
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@XJStryker just because I move it from boat to boat or sometimes don’t want a fishfinder with if I’m fishing familiar water. It’s not in the way when paddling, you’re able to slide up and down track to your liking.
@InDebtedCsАй бұрын
Man I’d love to get out on the river with you I moved out here from out west and fell in love with fishing the red
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
It’s a magical place.
@InDebtedCsАй бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict yeah I been fishing a lot on the red and sheyenne a bit lately because I live in Horace so it’s a 5 min load up the kayak and go trip
@matthewhawn90702 ай бұрын
Hey, is there any difference between the Scheels in Grand Forks vs Fargo, or are there any other places you’d suggest in either town for fishing gear?
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
Never been to scheels in grand forks, cabelas up there is pretty cool. Fargo I’d say Fleet farm, scheels, Walmart, runnings.
@matthewhawn90702 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict thanks, Jon! Might head down in a couple days. I appreciate it!
@mrgorrila302 ай бұрын
love this channel man. please keep posting!
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
This means alot thankyou. No end in site on my side!
@mrgorrila30Ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict hey I’ve got a noob question: I was fishing over by the bridge by the greenway right behind Joe blacks (I live in grand forks) and I just couldn’t keep the bait on my hook. Every time I would reel in for a bait check, my bait would get snagged off by all the river weeds and such. You got any tips?
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@mrgorrila30 what were u using for bait
@mrgorrila30Ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict I use the chicken liver balls in light current. But I tried those precut suckers and that’s what I lost in the heavy current through the weeds. I hooked the bait through the scales, not the meat, if that makes sense. Gonna try the live suckers tonight and cut them up and see how they stick
@TheRiverAddictАй бұрын
@@mrgorrila30 chicken liver can be tough to keep on the hook in general, with the high water and all the extra debris floating around I’m sure it’s even more difficult. I’d stick to fresh or frozen cutbait, and you should be good to go.
@theaceco2 ай бұрын
2:50 I know this spot. I occasionally fish about 2 miles south of that on the maple.
@theaceco2 ай бұрын
Nice spot! Where is this? lol
@theaceco2 ай бұрын
How far up north are you heading on the Red?
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
I fish anywhere from whapeton to forks usually. Planning on exploring further north after the spawn
@eduffy49372 ай бұрын
What other rivers in the area offe4 decent cat fishing? Are some less terminal meaning when the red goes way up are there others that stay more stable? All I know is that red am looking for other options. I have a 15ft grumman sport boat so cam lunch anywhere and can motor through 10" of water.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
I’d say if you find a spot 10-15 miles up any of the connected tributaries during the floods you’d be in pretty good shape for fishing. Sheyenne, wild rice, elm, goose, Forrest, maple, buffalo, red lake river, park river, all decent options. They still flood pretty good too when the red floods, but there’s definitely fishing to be had.
@eduffy49372 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict thanks man As I said, I fish in what equates to a saltwater gheenoe soil tend to enjoy the smaller river a good bit more. Most tiles the fish this far north are smaller in connecting trips of main rivers but at times that doesn't seem to matter much and seems a lot of spawning cats push up trips as well. What's some advice on walleye fishing these rivers? Areas, tackle, etc I fish cats here but have a hard time with walleyes when I can't see 2" through the water. I'm used to fishing walleyes in ne mn where I can see down 15-20ft.lol
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
@@eduffy4937 in my experience, targeting walleyes on the river is more of a seasonal thing then anything else. You forsure can catch them throughout the summer, but when that water reaches 45 degrees in the spring and low 60s-50s in the fall is the best time. For rigs I use a 1/4-1/2 oz sinker, floro leader and a plain hook or floating jig. Both minnows and crawlers work well. Frogs and sucker minnows for the trophy walleyes. Many people also jig for them with plastics as well. Any dams, deep holes, rock piles, clam beds, river confluence areas, bridges Are all good spots to find walleyes
@eduffy49372 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict awesome thanks man. I appreciate the feedback
@paulbunyun36632 ай бұрын
Brad must be close by
@SluSharkND2 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back on the Red, Jon. Good luck with Papa John's. I suggest trying the PortaJon people, too...
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
You’re a genius slushark, reaching out to portajon now thankyou
@FishingWorld23hg2 ай бұрын
Video chưa bn quá tuyệt vời hay quá chúc bạn thật nhiều sức khỏe và thành công 👍
@SluSharkND2 ай бұрын
Jon for the win! When life gives you flooding, hit the backwaters. Thanks for showing us that the best way to find fish is to get off you @$$ and go look for them.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching slushark happy Sunday
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
The ending was hilarious,i subbed to the channel,hope that helps u out
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike I appreciate the sub and the great stories. Glad I could help you relive some good memories. Hope you have a good weekend!
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict The other small town that was near the wild rice river was Called Ada.My gramp probably knew every farmer in Norman County as he did alot of service calls to work on their Tractors an Equipment if they couldnt get it into the Shop in Perely so there were just endless spots we could fish at along both the Red River and The Wild Rice.One of my Aunts lived just outside of Hendrum and Her Husband worked at one of the Sugar Beet plants(cant remember which town it was in)and we would go to their cabin at Upper cormorant lake,it was very good fishing too.i always liked the river bank fishing cause i didnt need to have a boat,plus i could walk across the feild an be on the river bank catching catfish in 5 mins,lol.Cant even remember how many i hauled back to the house an cleaned so my gramma could cook them.Do u ever catch any flatheads out of the Red River,i cant remember ever catching one up there,we have alot of them in the rivers an lakes in the southern,illinois area along with the channel cats and Blue cats.im about 35-40 miles east of St,louis Mo in a small farming town called Highland.I wish our fishing was as good as up there,seems like ever since those asian carp got into all of our rivers down here that its had a adverse effect on our gamefish,we still have pretty decent whitebass and in the spring the walleyes an saugers come up into the kaskaskia river beneath both lake Carlyle and Shelbyville,but i dont think its anywhere near as good as it was back in the 80's and 90's.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
@@mikeolson7188 they’re only channel catfish in the red river. They get so big because they don’t have to compete with other catfish species like the blues or flatheads. I’d really like to try for a flat head or big blue someday though.
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict There are some absolute monsters down here,both Blue Catfish and the Flatheads.i watched a guy catch one that weighed in over 60 pounds at a local bait shop below carlyle lake back in the 80's.My biggest Flathead i caught from the kaskaskis river weighed about 30 pounds,and yep,we ate em,but that was many,many yrs ago before the catch and release had gotten very popular.Matter of fact,about everything we caught from the white bass,sauger an Walleye,bluegills,crappie and all catfish were kept and cleaned to feed our family.never kept any Largemouths or ocassional snallmouth from any of the Larger corps of engineer lakes,and we never kept a Musky when we would catch them below Lake Shelbyville, in the winter months the musky can be caught in the tailwaters of a couple of the lakes down here.
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
This is awesome,thanks for helping me re-live a time from my youth when i lived up there and pretty much got to go fishing whenever i wanted to.i know exactly where this is at and this is so cool to see you catching fish from some of the same spots i grew up fishing,Man i miss living up there,Hope you catch lotsa fish up there.
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
Do u ever fish over by Perely Minn?i grew up there an use to catch alot of Channel cats and Buffalo.We would catch the walleye at my uncles place on Big Pine lake and at my aunts cabin on upper cormorant lake,alota sunfish an pike aswell.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
Sure do! Perely has a great stretch of river
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict Thats awesome,wish my Grandparents were still with us so i could take gramp fishin.
@spg24692 ай бұрын
What size hook do you use, all i have are these big catfish hooks that I don't think a walleye would bite.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
I was catching these walleye on size 5-6 circle hooks, same hooks I use for catfishing. Normally I’ll use like a size 2 walleye hook or small floating jig or octopus hook with a flathead minnow or crawler for walleyes. The walleyes were just very aggressive and hungry this day because of the prespawn, they’ll hit about anything when the water temps 45-50 degrees
@spg24692 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict Thanks, I am still learning how to fish the Red.
@exvan35712 ай бұрын
5:16 Wise words. Lived it this week, caught a channel cat on a Bandit 300. Just when I got her in she death rolled and hooked my shorts with the crankbait and wrapped line everywhere. Had to pause to use one hand to turn into a boat wake before dealing with the fish
@Tea4Texas3 ай бұрын
Do you use an anchor? Waders? I’m moving from coastal TX to Fargo and love kayak fishing. Been watching to get some tips.
@TheRiverAddict3 ай бұрын
Welcome to town man! Hope you enjoy your time here. I don’t use an anchor no, I use a piece of rebar or a strong stick to pin myself to the bank. In some lake situations or lower current river spots I will throw my little anchor out. For catfishing on the red river I find it most effective just to pin myself to the bank that way my baits don’t drift around while the currents moving my kayak back and forth. Thanks for watching! If you have any questions let me know man. Welcome to North Dakota, Safe travels
@Tea4Texas2 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict thanks so much. What about river safety? Do you always wear a pdf? I don’t always when I’m fishing the coastal flats but wasn’t sure with the river. What about waders for cold water? I wear neoprenes but they are light. I have so many questions I could ask lol. Maybe I’ll see you on the water. I’ll be with my son bank fishing Fargo too.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
@@Tea4Texas I always wear a PDF yeah, the red river doesn’t really fish well until temps reach 40-45 degrees in the spring I don’t usually wear waders. Lots of great public parks along the river in fargo that I’m sure you and the kid will have a blast at
@Tea4Texas2 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict awesome looking forward to it.
@SluSharkND3 ай бұрын
Great day, Jon! Thanks for sharing. Get ready for more water in the river...
@TheRiverAddict3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching buddy, been nonstop rain might have to hop on a lake soon
@rabbitbully18103 ай бұрын
For the love of God, clean your fishing gear!!! Great vids tho...
@TheRiverAddict3 ай бұрын
It’s a losing battle with the red river 😂 the mud is welded on that rod at this point
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
I ran across your channel watching some u tube fishin vids and when i saw the red river it immediately caught my attention,lol.i grew up in perely,Minn so the Red River was litterally in our backyard(an sometimes the house,lol).Use to go back every year to Visit my Grandparents and do a lil fishin with my gramp.Been many years since ive been back up to Minnesota,i miss that place,the fishing in Southern,illinois is def not as good as up there.Keep up the good work young man,hope the river stays in its banks,an u catch lotsa fish.
@TheRiverAddict2 ай бұрын
@@mikeolson7188 that’s cool man thanks for watching and the kind words. I love fishing the perley area, if you go to my channel and find the video titled “understanding current seams:channel catfish (bridge fishing) I bet you’ll recognize the spot 😂. Have a good day brother, make your way back up north one of these days.
@mikeolson71882 ай бұрын
@@TheRiverAddict oh yeah,and we used to have a city dump where everyone(150 population back then)would take their trash to an burn so when gramp was helpin clean up an burn i was fishing,lol.another spot we fished was the wild rice river,i think it was a bit north east if i remember correctly from perely.my Grandparents owned the Tractor dealership in Perely so i would go along on service calls with my Gramp an uncle.(my dad was oversea's in the Airforce,thats why i grew up with grandparents and My Aunt an Uncle)i do remember catching some decent wallys one day on the banks of the wild rice though.so many good spots up there.I do have Cousins up in Minneapolis but seldom get back up there due to work.i will have to watch the vid with the bridge near Perely.
@chuffedkayaker3 ай бұрын
Not one, but two beauties... Nice Job!
@TheRiverAddict3 ай бұрын
Thankyou!
@aaronmeyer94313 ай бұрын
What a cool day on the Red River! Never know what you'll run into out there