8+ lb catfish while crappie fishing through the ice? What?!

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Comment by Tony Livingston on April 1, 2014 at 10:14am

If it's connected to another BOW by some means, then all bets are off.....anything is possible in that regard, especially during high water events.

Comment by Nathanael Deloach on April 1, 2014 at 8:09am

I have heard of cats caught through the ice before but never seen it myself until this one....I think the biggest surprise here was this lake is not known to have catfish in it at all..... it was a channel cat. There is a small outlet in this lake (it's spring fed) that goes about a mile to a river that has channel cats in it.  That thing must have wiggled its way up that small creek at some point....:) 

Comment by Allen Morgan on March 31, 2014 at 3:26pm

I'm to far south to ice-fish, but I have read that many times, people catch channels through the ice.  They are active feeders in the winter, as are Blue catfish.  Flatheads go dormant in water colder than 45 degrees F, though.

Comment by Tony Livingston on March 31, 2014 at 12:13pm

Oh yeah, I've taken many a Channel and largemouth through the ice...and like you, I was always targeting panfish when it happened. Very exciting to say the least!

Comment by Nathanael Deloach on March 31, 2014 at 11:49am

True, cat fish and bass are not conventionally known as fish you can get through the ice but I have caught many large mouth and now this catfish.... Cool thing is I've caught them all while targeting panfish so I don't need to change how I fish to catch them....:)

Comment by Jim Gronaw on March 28, 2014 at 9:11pm

Waaaay cool!

Comment by Michael Stockelman on March 28, 2014 at 4:02pm

Very cool! That's proof positive that cats aren't just a summer target.

Comment by Adam Rink on March 28, 2014 at 3:07pm

What a cool and surprising catch. Way to go.

Comment by Nathanael Deloach on March 28, 2014 at 1:32pm

Holy Smokes was it ever!  I was so thankful my drag was set light or that 4 lb test would have failed... Took about 8 minutes of reeling and running before I got it up through the hole. I've caught some nice fish out ice fishing (no offense beloved panfish) but this one takes the cake on being the best catch in my life through the ice...

Comment by carl hendrix on March 28, 2014 at 1:29pm

great catch as well as a surprise!!  nice kitty!!

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