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i live in the caldwell area and was wondering if anybody could help me find a good spot close. to catch a big fish. ive never caught anything bigger than ...prob..12 inches. i dreaming to catch a big one.when i first started fishing some friends took me fishing at hell dam.trying to catch salmon.we whent 3 weeks in a row.its a 3 hour drive from caldwell.anyways never caught any salmon.one guy in that same hole caught 2 big salmon.i was so in ahww.i wanted to catch that big o thing!anyways im just looking to fish somewhere not to far. but i wanna catch something special.ill fish day in and day out if i have to.anyways thanks for any suggestion.
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Gonna need you to define big..... Size relativity is species dependant.
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If you just want a big fish. I would go for cat fish or the Steelhead they put in the Boise R.
The "Westsiders" would know more about that then me, but thats the direction I would go.
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If you want close and big then catfish should be your target. You got Lake Lowell and the Snake River within a short drive. Even Caldwell Ponds has some big cats. My buddy got one a few days ago over 10 lbs out of the ponds. Try the Caldwell dam at the lake or the river at the airport in Homedale. Search the posts for more info on local cat holes. There's some great info from not to far back. Tight Lines [fishon]
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thanks everybody....YES I finally did it .i caught my biggest fish yet! a catfish ......it was 4 1/2 pounds!!thanks for all the suggetstions.so let me tell ya...me a 2 buddies hit parma last night to do a little late night fishing.about an hour in a half into fishing, BAM i got the first catch. it was a carp 3lb 7 oz....cool! my biggest catch yet! my buddies were excited to see me catch a fairly big fish compared to all the little guys we been catching since we began our fishing adventures!i wanted to take a picture but i forgot my camera dam-it.so i threw that carp back ,baited and tried again......not even 2 minutes go by....then AGAIN i caught another .only this time it was the 4lb 8oz catfish.
even bigger this time!.man i was so happy but upset that i didnt bring my camera.
so my friend tried to get a pic with his phone...pic's not that great.i'd like to post that,only the pic's on his phone and he's at home sleeping.lol....yea ,me and my buddies have decided to just try a different spot every time we go out. thanks for listening yall
these forums are great!
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Glad to hear that you are reaching your goals. It is funny how our goals change. Sometimes its numbers, sometimes weight, and sometimes it just to not get skunked.
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It is good to hear your tuning in on the cats. I like to only keep what I can eat that week. Freezing cats just is not a great idea, they just don't keep well for long periods of time. Keep the 18" to 21" and turn back the big ones once and a while. A 21" cat in Idaho is over 10 years old. And the big ones are not as good to eat as the little ones. Ron
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[quote idahoron]It is good to hear your tuning in on the cats. I like to only keep what I can eat that week. Freezing cats just is not a great idea, they just don't keep well for long periods of time. Keep the 18" to 21" and turn back the big ones once and a while. A 21" cat in Idaho is over 10 years old. And the big ones are not as good to eat as the little ones. Ron[/quote]
thanks Ron.it was awesome,catching that catfish! but i didn't measure it. but we did weigh it with a digital scale. i thought it had to be at least two feet.but then again, i just dont know. that is so cool to think i caught a 10 year old catfish.
if that cat was 4 1/2 lb's ,then how many inches could it have been ??
i never did plan to eat these fish but i'm willing to give it a try with the right recipe.
thanks for the info on that....i think i'm gonna eat one!
10 years old !!.[fishon]WOW on that
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If you want some great recipies. Check the recipie board or search Tubedudes posts he has many great cat dishes.
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