08-31-2010, 03:06 PM
If you could luck into a spot with Mormon crickets on the shore, it's a sure bet the cats will be stacked in the water near there. I'd keep an eye out for that. If you can find a spot like that you'll have more cats than you can shake a stick at.
Otherwise, everywhere is usually pretty good. My prefered catfish bait is sand shrimp. They seem to bring them in pretty good. On the Idaho side, I'd look to try somewhere near the mouth of Johnson creek (you'll need some type of 4WD or ATV to get there, or one of coves you can drive to north of there. They are usually fairly easy to find. I hope you keep a whole truck full.
To get there, on your way to steck park, turn off of Old
Ferry Rd onto Jonathan Rd and keep following it until you get to the reservoir. The road changes names, but as far as I know, there are no signs. If you just stay on the main road (most well traveled) you'll get there. It takes about an hour. Shortly after you can first see the res, you'll want to take the two-track jeep trail over the hill south and west to Johnson Creek, or you can stay on the main road and that will bring you to at least 3 or 4 coves that should all provide C-cats.
Made you some pictures in google maps, but this site doesn't handle pictures all that well. Hope you get them.
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Otherwise, everywhere is usually pretty good. My prefered catfish bait is sand shrimp. They seem to bring them in pretty good. On the Idaho side, I'd look to try somewhere near the mouth of Johnson creek (you'll need some type of 4WD or ATV to get there, or one of coves you can drive to north of there. They are usually fairly easy to find. I hope you keep a whole truck full.
To get there, on your way to steck park, turn off of Old
Ferry Rd onto Jonathan Rd and keep following it until you get to the reservoir. The road changes names, but as far as I know, there are no signs. If you just stay on the main road (most well traveled) you'll get there. It takes about an hour. Shortly after you can first see the res, you'll want to take the two-track jeep trail over the hill south and west to Johnson Creek, or you can stay on the main road and that will bring you to at least 3 or 4 coves that should all provide C-cats.
Made you some pictures in google maps, but this site doesn't handle pictures all that well. Hope you get them.
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