Catfish in Oregon?

[Spandextros]

Recently I have heard rumors of Catfish in Oregon... I am more a bass person myself and was wondering if these rumors are true and if so where are they and what should I use for bait?

[Sluggo Man]

Depends on the type of catfish.

Up here, we get hornpout that are about 1-2 lbs. Down south, they get above 50 lbs.

[boisebassin]

Hey spand, I dont know if there is any in eastern oregon but i know in western oregon there is a crapload at brownlee, oxbow and hells canyon and all through the snake river, BTW how is the salmon over there

[Spandextros]

Salmon fishing is badass now... not as good as last year but you can still haul some 30 pound hogs out now n then. Mostly stealhead right now but fall runs coming up soon so I might keep some space on my tag for that run. Most steelies are running 8-12 pounds and salmon are in the 15+ typically. Last year was mad... 1st fish on my tag was a 36 incher. This year I average 3 fish every 2 trips so it is still pretty hot right now. BTW thanks for the tip

[boisebassin]

I am heading to the seattle area to fish for humpys, and hopefully some silvers, I know i am gonna miss the kings by about a week or two, last year i had a big blast, i nailed a 42 lb fish and a couple at 30

[Spandextros]

Not bad, hey you ever seen the "humpys from hell" T-shirts? I got one in Alaska when I was fishing in a coho run for 6 hours and caught about half a million humpys and no coho. heh but what cha gonna do, I did get a 4 pound dolly varden though so I wasn't too sore.

[boisebassin]

Last year, while I was fishing for cohos, I caught a bunch of dolly's but nothing over two, but, i did get a ocean run cutthroat that weighted 8,

[Bass_fishing_girl]

I would try shad, shrimp, or some cut-bait.

Sandra

[jbfisher]

I would try some chicken livers or night crawlers.