Got home this morning from an all night catfish tournament on the Minnesota River. The tournament was a fund raiser for the Relay For Life.
My buddy Chad and I launched out of Shakopee at 7PM, motored upstream to look for a spot to camp on the river bank for the night and then set to some serious fishing. We found an awesome campsite by Chaska.
The river level is about 12-15 higher than normal and the current was really swift, so it was tough going...the cats were not in their normal haunts...but hey, that is what makes it a sport.
It was an awesome night...nice spot to set up base camp, found a good amount of firewood, good food and great company!
I got lucky for fishing the river for the first time. Caught two nice channel cats between 2AM and 5AM...the first one was 22" and weighed in at 5 pounds. The second cat was 25" long and weighed in at 6 pounds. (Chad, unfortunately got skunked).
The tournament was catch, photograph, measure, release. When you caught a cat, you snapped a pic with you, the fish and a tournament flyer (to prove you caught it that night), then measure the fish and release. About 30 guys participated. My 6 pounder was good enough for second place in the Channel Cat category.
Fishing the river is a lot of fun. Once you launch from the boat ramp and head out, you really have no idea the city is just on the other side of the bank. It really feels like you're out in the deep woods. What a great way to spend Friday night.
Anyway...here's a couple pics of the fish.
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