Channel Catfish – Best Bait & Lures

Channel Catfish in Golden Ridge Reserve

Hook size: B#6, B#5, S#4, S#3, G#2, G#1, D#1/0, D#2/0, D#3/0, D#4/0

Habitats: Shallow Pond, Deep Pond, Shallow Lake, Upriver, Middle River

Traits: Bottom Lurker, Keen Senses, Night Owl

Baits and lures that catch Channel Catfish in Golden Ridge Reserve

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Cheese (hook 8-4/0)
• Redworm (hook 6-2)
• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)
• Liver (hook 5-4/0)
• Dough (hook 6-1)
• Hotdog (hook 10-1; throwable)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Pearl Barley (hook 10-5; throwable)
• Bread (hook 10-8; throwable)

Feeder / bottom bait

• Dog Biscuits
• Wafters - White
• Artificial Corn - Yellow
• Boilies - Natural (throwable)
• Corn (throwable)
• Imitation Dog Biscuits
• Pellets - Regular (throwable)

Groundbait / other

• Match Blend (throwable)

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Other fish in Golden Ridge Reserve: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Burbot, Cutthroat Trout, Freshwater Drum, Golden Trout, Green Sunfish, Kokanee Salmon, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Ohrid Trout, Rainbow Trout, River Carpsucker, Rock Bass, Sauger, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Signal Crayfish, Smallmouth Bass, Tiger Muskie, Walleye, White Crappie, Yellow Perch