I got a real hankerin to do some fishin today. I really wanted to catch some catfish, which are scarce around here, but I thought maybe the canal flowing out of Mud Lake might cough up some channel cats.
The only gear around the house is for fly-fishing so I went to Walmart in Rexburg first thing this morning. I bought this nice little rig that had hooks and lures and headed to Mud Lake. It’s about 85 miles from my front door to the South Picnic Area boat launch.
I picked up some worms, and a wrap for lunch, in the little town of Mud Lake and bought a one day fishing license at the auto parts store. (hey, it’s Idaho… ;-)
It was great on the lake, no people, just nature. The fishing sucked, just a few toss backs, but it was in the middle of a hot day! This was just an exploratory mission anyway.
If you look at those schools of baby fish, they sure look like catfish!
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That is a beautiful place to fish and yes those look like cats. So next year you’ll have nice catfish to catch
Yep! I’m also working on some great Cajun blackened catfish recipes…
Here’s the rub:
Cover the skinned catfish with butter, apply the rub, and grill…
My Culinary Arts child aka Alan, will tell you to always use the Kosher Salt, has more flavor and less sodium. My father the fisherman would say never fish in the heat of the day. Mornings and Evenings are when they bite!
Yea, middle of the day catfish fishing is dumb! It sure was nice there though. Glad to see you’re following the blog Sheila. I will return to this spot, stay overnight, and post a great catch…
I was raised on a farm in Mud Lake. Nice area… Let me know next summer and I’d love to go fishing with you.
Great! It looks like there’s plenty of shoreline to explore and I bet you know some spots.