Nice! I'm 73 now and you brought back some good memories! I wish I had a nickel for everyone I caught! We would keep some to fry and sell some for-beer money!
Lol, I give up the Commercial end of it a few years after having kids. I'm 44 now and just fish recreationally. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you check out our others, Subscribed and follow us on our journey. Comments are always appreciated on our channel and responded to. Really glad we could bring it back to you!!!
Good job. I’m 77 yo fished Catahoula Most of my younger days with boxes. I caught from 500-800 lbs a day. I now fish catfish wire nets in the Ouachita in the Biden hills and also fish below Columbia. They bad about running your nets near Columbia. They don’t steal um much, only lost one near Columbia. I fished Little River from Georgetown to Highway 8. Too many gators there. I hide mine perty well. I was told that some hunt wire nets with a hi-tec fish finder on Little River and the Ouachita. The Corps of Engineers ruined Catahoula Lake. I now live in Summerville above Jena. .
I always enjoy the comments from Local fishermen and like seeing you-all find our Channel. I've never fished the river below Columbia, but I've fished it from Arkansas state line down to there. I've also hunted around Columbia on the game reserve a good bit. Good country down your way. Net Thieves got about the same place in my heart as any other thief, lol. If a guy can afford high tech sonar like livescope, they typically aren't your every day thief. If they got caught stealing nets using that equipment, they'd be risking loosing a high dollar boat and everything in it being it was used in a crime. As they should.
They channel cats, with Blue skin, 😂. Sometimes I make mistakes, but that's all part of keeping it real. Too much trouble to correct after uploading videos. All that said, lot of people still call channel cats Blue cats🤣
What part of the country do you live in? You can order them from Champlain's net company, or the Nets and More company out of Louisiana. Lots of local Bait shops in the South sell these nets. Check local state regulations before you purchase them
I'm familiar with the salt water around Metairie. I'm not familiar with the fresh water in that area. However, Louisiana is perfectly legal to fish the nets. A $20 permit allows you to fish them recreationally. They will work anywhere you have freshwater Channel Cats, but they work better is some places than others. If you wanted to try them I'd only buy one or two just to test out. Nets and More, (The Fish Net Company LLC) is located in Jonesville Louisiana.
I'm from central Louisiana and love all Your videos. I fish trout lines in the red river. I'd like to try the wire nets in the river. Where would you recommend fishing a wire net in the river? Out the current. I mean like what to look for in setting out the wire net? Thank you.
Wire nets are such a smaller diameter it's tricky. If you don't have a lot of current you can probably fish the edges of the current. Maybe up creeks and such out of the main river. If you get backwater, then in the woods. A little current on is in ok on wire nets, but I wouldn't fish them in heavy currents like hoop nets. Maybe we can fish a few this year while our hoop nets are in just to give up ya some ideas. It's trial and error till you find them. Just move around till you hit them. Fishing a river system in spring, put them on bottom with the mouth down by stream. Hope that helps some
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 man I sure appreciate you responding back was a big help. I fish the wire nets in lake but never in river and wanted to try it and see what your thought was.
@@galendauzat7906 they will catch in a river system, but timing and current conditions are key. Winter before a lot of current and summer when there's less current could be really good. Or like I said before, in the backwater. Now when I say backwater, I'm talking about just out of the original river bank where there isn't much room. Like beside a levee in the woods. Gotta think of it as where they funnel to. There are only so many fish in water. You gotta get your nets where there most likely to swim upstream!
@@galendauzat7906 In Current, along a river, how we fish out hoop nets is best. If you've never fished them, I'd recommend going with someone local first. It's dangerous out there in those currents, so be careful on that. When a big hoop net loads down with fish in heavy currents, it can sometimes take two men to pull it in. Wire nets are much safer to fish. I'd look more for underwater shelf's along bluff banks. Catfish don't know what a bluff bank is, but their bluffs, because the current washes them out. Fish like current and swim it, as it's the shortest path upstream. Wire nets I'd look for underwater bluffs in the 10-15 ft range. Look at it like stairs. You can feel this out with a drag. Drop your net right against that drop off. River may be 30 ft or more, but you'll want to fish the stair case in spring
We do all of our net fishing from a 1652 sea Ark. It's plenty big enough to recreationally or even light commercial fish with three people in the boat. Handles well in fairly rough water as well. I've run a lot of nets from 14ft boats, but highly recommend wider boats starting at 42" or wider at least on running nets over 3 ft in diameter. If I was full commercial, I'd want an 18'60" boat with at least a 70hp motor
If your asking can you just put h one in from the bank, the answer is yes you can. You'd just need to hide your rope good so it don't get stolen. Lots of people fish the wire catfish nets off their docks or tied off the banks. I'd look for some bank that drops off fairly quick. Maybe 4-8 foot where you throw it in, good luck!!
We have soybean/cheese compressed blocks made for net fishing, but old cheese trimming work be well too. Cheese trimming would need to to be put in a mesh bait bag. They better if they started by souring. I have mixed cotton seed ground meal with cheese trimming if they be too liquified
Start by making sure your legal in your state. Pretty much as simple as buying a net and bait and get em then. Plenty of our videos on here to show tips on how to set them and what to use
If we're baiting for Blues or channel cats, were using cheese trimmings or the compressed soybean/cheese blocks. We're planning on making our next net video next week, and I'll try be pretty descriptive on all that in this new one, so set the Bell to ALL!!!
I have one of the wire type nets. I've only used it one time because I need to learn all the technics to do so. I will be watching your channel to learn.
I agree with you. That's why we fish specifically for them winter and summer months. Them small ones as bad as Saltwater catfish, but not quite on finning ya!!
New subscriber and love the videos. How long did those nets have to soak before they started catching good ? Mine are new and still have a strong smell to them
Jeremy, usually we catch on the first soak. May not catch as Good, but will sometimes catch for sure. If they don't, I wouldn't move or adjust them unless they don't catch for two soaks. We usually go 4-7 days depending on water conditions
Also keep in mind your coming upon the tail end of Prime hoop net season. Towards the end of June as the water warms up, your nets will get nastier and have water critters on them. They also will go to catching a lot of turtles if left too shallow. All this depends on location, water current, and temperatures. Here in North Louisiana, the catfish typically stop spawning by end of June. You'll be able to fish them again in the fall towards the end of October. Especially with a rainy fall and current!!
Thank you for the information. Fishing with nets is new to me. I bought 3 of the reinforced wire nets, uncoated and I mixed up roofing tar and gas at about a 50/50 ratio to put a coating on them and they still smell strong. I'm going to continue to let them soak and if nothing else it'll cut down on the smell lol. I'm using cheese trimmings as bait but I'm ordering a case of the blocks soon. Thanks again for the information and taking the time to make these videos.
Jeremy, not sure where your fishing, but for the next 3-4 months you need to hang those wire nets with the throats down and the rear of the net about 2-3 ft under the surface. If not your gonna have a mess of dead fish as it gets hotter. The oxygen is in the upper portion of the water column in summer months. I like to use trees in 10-14 ft of water and tie them under the water surface so thieves don't steal the nets. Put a whole or half block right against the second throat. Good Luck!!!
Yes sir Dan, catfish have a length limit in the state of louisiana, no matter how you fish for them. Flatheads 14", Blues 12", and channel cat 11". However your allowed a percentage of undersized fish that is pretty lenient. I do realize these channels look small, but we are filming with Gopro's. We're well within our legal rights and those 11-13" channel cats sure are tasty!!! When we fish wire nets in Louisiana, we are purposely targeting smaller legal channels. I know a lot of body's of water around the country are less populated with channels, but we have liberal limits on them in Louisiana, because our waterways and lakes are near overpopulation. If their not caught and put to good use, overpopulation hurts the overall health of the fishery. Thanks for watching!!
Simply because the eat very good at 12 inches, we're heavily populated, and they pretty willing to give in to that bait at 12 inches. Some lakes will probably average 18in, but Darbonne don't. It just offers up a lot of small fish
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 Hey brotha. Im from Southeast Oklahoma and we just had a change over in fish and hunting regs. looking for these nets so im looking where to find them also. Any help would be appreciated. Awesome videos my man
@@thinbluelinebushcraft2316 yeah, make sure your good on Regulations, but they can be found at several bait and tackle stores in North Louisiana. Honey Hole in West Monroe LA, K&M in Farmerville LA and Cooter's in Farmerville all three sell the nets and Block bait which is easier and just as good as the cheese we use. You can also order those type nets and bait from Nets & More in Louisiana
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I did find them on the Nets and more website. As long as they are not longer than 10’ and wire we are good to go. The Choctaw Nation took over the game laws so they allow them now. I want to turn fishing into catching 🤣 thanks for the direction sir 👍🏻
@@thinbluelinebushcraft2316 two ways to turn fishing into catching are nets, and Livescope, lol. Hot Summer, you'll want to hang them vertical with the mouth downward. Rear of the net only a foot or two under the surface
That's been tried. To me they just didn't seem as eager to bite a hook or feed like farm raised fish. I wouldn't care to do it these days because we fish all the time. I rarely fish my pond
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I did a study on SWAI in the beginning they caught babies and raised them in net pens also I learned of bucket raising catfish in the US on small ponds 1/2 ac or so and feeding by hand from a 5 gal bucket Several schools in Tenn and Ken. were studing if it was worth while. It was or so the study said
Mine are fine in the pond, just to me pond raised fish doesn't taste as good as wild caught catfish. For me I like the adventure of catching them wild, along with the fresh fish taste!!! If someone wants to stock with wild ones, long as legal, it would be a very efficient way. Not saying I don't eat grain fed fish, because I do eat a few peices in a restaurant ever once in a while, but ours we cook is definitely better😉
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I agree on the fishing part if you want some more fun try stone crab and lobster diving in Fl And hogging Flatheads but I fish a lot of exotics Peacock and Oscars Snakeheads and the like Great eating fish from other parts of the world in the canal at the end of my street Then you got the 10 lb bass Good for a pic.and release. But I'm also looking at food in future with a lot more people in the world
Taylor, were fishing Lake Darbonne in North Louisiana in this video. We also fish all the surrounding river systems. You can catch fish these ways anywhere there's catfish and the state laws allow it
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Nice! I'm 73 now and you brought back some good memories! I wish I had a nickel for everyone I caught! We would keep some to fry and sell some for-beer money!
Lol, I give up the Commercial end of it a few years after having kids. I'm 44 now and just fish recreationally. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you check out our others, Subscribed and follow us on our journey. Comments are always appreciated on our channel and responded to. Really glad we could bring it back to you!!!
Can't wait for them videos. I love your videos. Not many folk fish like we do. Keeping it real.
Thanks a lot Jamie. We just doing what we do, enjoying God's Country. We're gonna be try to continue bringing our adventures to you guys!!
Good job. I’m 77 yo fished Catahoula
Most of my younger days with boxes.
I caught from 500-800 lbs a day.
I now fish catfish wire nets in the Ouachita in the Biden hills and also fish below Columbia.
They bad about running your nets near Columbia. They don’t steal um much, only lost one near Columbia.
I fished Little River from Georgetown to Highway 8. Too many gators there.
I hide mine perty well.
I was told that some hunt wire nets with a hi-tec fish finder on Little River and the Ouachita.
The Corps of Engineers ruined Catahoula Lake. I now live in Summerville above Jena. .
I always enjoy the comments from Local fishermen and like seeing you-all find our Channel. I've never fished the river below Columbia, but I've fished it from Arkansas state line down to there. I've also hunted around Columbia on the game reserve a good bit. Good country down your way. Net Thieves got about the same place in my heart as any other thief, lol. If a guy can afford high tech sonar like livescope, they typically aren't your every day thief. If they got caught stealing nets using that equipment, they'd be risking loosing a high dollar boat and everything in it being it was used in a crime. As they should.
Never heard of blue channel catfish. Good mess of fish, they will look good swimin' in hot grease!
They channel cats, with Blue skin, 😂. Sometimes I make mistakes, but that's all part of keeping it real. Too much trouble to correct after uploading videos. All that said, lot of people still call channel cats Blue cats🤣
Anyone know where to get the nets...I heard them say it but cant findit
What part of the country do you live in? You can order them from Champlain's net company, or the Nets and More company out of Louisiana. Lots of local Bait shops in the South sell these nets. Check local state regulations before you purchase them
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 what's up brother I'm in metairie La..but do my fishing in Chalmette.
I'm familiar with the salt water around Metairie. I'm not familiar with the fresh water in that area. However, Louisiana is perfectly legal to fish the nets. A $20 permit allows you to fish them recreationally. They will work anywhere you have freshwater Channel Cats, but they work better is some places than others. If you wanted to try them I'd only buy one or two just to test out. Nets and More, (The Fish Net Company LLC) is located in Jonesville Louisiana.
Do you make and sell the drag hooks for people?
No, sorry I don't. You can buy them through a net company, but probably get better ones getting them made
I'm from central Louisiana and love all
Your videos. I fish trout lines in the red river. I'd like to try the wire nets in the river. Where would you recommend fishing a wire net in the river? Out the current. I mean like what to look for in setting out the wire net? Thank you.
Wire nets are such a smaller diameter it's tricky. If you don't have a lot of current you can probably fish the edges of the current. Maybe up creeks and such out of the main river. If you get backwater, then in the woods. A little current on is in ok on wire nets, but I wouldn't fish them in heavy currents like hoop nets. Maybe we can fish a few this year while our hoop nets are in just to give up ya some ideas. It's trial and error till you find them. Just move around till you hit them. Fishing a river system in spring, put them on bottom with the mouth down by stream. Hope that helps some
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 man I sure appreciate you responding back was a big help. I fish the wire nets in lake but never in river and wanted to try it and see what your thought was.
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 do you think fish them like on a sand bar, a point are just alone the bank?
@@galendauzat7906 they will catch in a river system, but timing and current conditions are key. Winter before a lot of current and summer when there's less current could be really good. Or like I said before, in the backwater. Now when I say backwater, I'm talking about just out of the original river bank where there isn't much room. Like beside a levee in the woods. Gotta think of it as where they funnel to. There are only so many fish in water. You gotta get your nets where there most likely to swim upstream!
@@galendauzat7906 In Current, along a river, how we fish out hoop nets is best. If you've never fished them, I'd recommend going with someone local first. It's dangerous out there in those currents, so be careful on that. When a big hoop net loads down with fish in heavy currents, it can sometimes take two men to pull it in. Wire nets are much safer to fish. I'd look more for underwater shelf's along bluff banks. Catfish don't know what a bluff bank is, but their bluffs, because the current washes them out. Fish like current and swim it, as it's the shortest path upstream. Wire nets I'd look for underwater bluffs in the 10-15 ft range. Look at it like stairs. You can feel this out with a drag. Drop your net right against that drop off. River may be 30 ft or more, but you'll want to fish the stair case in spring
What size boat are you fishing
We do all of our net fishing from a 1652 sea Ark. It's plenty big enough to recreationally or even light commercial fish with three people in the boat. Handles well in fairly rough water as well. I've run a lot of nets from 14ft boats, but highly recommend wider boats starting at 42" or wider at least on running nets over 3 ft in diameter. If I was full commercial, I'd want an 18'60" boat with at least a 70hp motor
Guys can I set one up off the bank?
If your asking can you just put h one in from the bank, the answer is yes you can. You'd just need to hide your rope good so it don't get stolen. Lots of people fish the wire catfish nets off their docks or tied off the banks. I'd look for some bank that drops off fairly quick. Maybe 4-8 foot where you throw it in, good luck!!
Im from southeast Louisiana livingston parish,i got 4 of them little nets they catch good i use the power bait cheese and soybeans
Yes sir, were planning on putting some back out next week and shooting a summer time video using the blocks. Thanks for watching!!
Wearin em out. Better run and get some more cornmeal and get that grease hot
And what kind of bait???
We have soybean/cheese compressed blocks made for net fishing, but old cheese trimming work be well too. Cheese trimming would need to to be put in a mesh bait bag. They better if they started by souring. I have mixed cotton seed ground meal with cheese trimming if they be too liquified
I won't too try them how can I get started
Start by making sure your legal in your state. Pretty much as simple as buying a net and bait and get em then. Plenty of our videos on here to show tips on how to set them and what to use
I'm a new subscriber and love the video. What do you use for the bait?
If we're baiting for Blues or channel cats, were using cheese trimmings or the compressed soybean/cheese blocks. We're planning on making our next net video next week, and I'll try be pretty descriptive on all that in this new one, so set the Bell to ALL!!!
I have one of the wire type nets. I've only used it one time because I need to learn all the technics to do so. I will be watching your channel to learn.
Where are you getting the cheese blocks ??
I believe I like the small channels better than the small blues. You have to be careful with those little ones! They will light you up!!
I agree with you. That's why we fish specifically for them winter and summer months. Them small ones as bad as Saltwater catfish, but not quite on finning ya!!
New subscriber and love the videos. How long did those nets have to soak before they started catching good ? Mine are new and still have a strong smell to them
Jeremy, usually we catch on the first soak. May not catch as Good, but will sometimes catch for sure. If they don't, I wouldn't move or adjust them unless they don't catch for two soaks. We usually go 4-7 days depending on water conditions
Also keep in mind your coming upon the tail end of Prime hoop net season. Towards the end of June as the water warms up, your nets will get nastier and have water critters on them. They also will go to catching a lot of turtles if left too shallow. All this depends on location, water current, and temperatures. Here in North Louisiana, the catfish typically stop spawning by end of June. You'll be able to fish them again in the fall towards the end of October. Especially with a rainy fall and current!!
Thank you for the information. Fishing with nets is new to me. I bought 3 of the reinforced wire nets, uncoated and I mixed up roofing tar and gas at about a 50/50 ratio to put a coating on them and they still smell strong. I'm going to continue to let them soak and if nothing else it'll cut down on the smell lol. I'm using cheese trimmings as bait but I'm ordering a case of the blocks soon. Thanks again for the information and taking the time to make these videos.
Jeremy, not sure where your fishing, but for the next 3-4 months you need to hang those wire nets with the throats down and the rear of the net about 2-3 ft under the surface. If not your gonna have a mess of dead fish as it gets hotter. The oxygen is in the upper portion of the water column in summer months. I like to use trees in 10-14 ft of water and tie them under the water surface so thieves don't steal the nets. Put a whole or half block right against the second throat. Good Luck!!!
Thank you so much for the advice. I'll definitely be doing that.
Where could I get some of those nets?
Guy here in Farmerville builds them. K&M in Farmerville Louisiana also sells them
Iam in Arkansas and would like to try this on Arkansas river do you have a phone number or address for the guy that builds the traps
Just a question. Is there no size limit there fishing with a net?
Yes sir Dan, catfish have a length limit in the state of louisiana, no matter how you fish for them. Flatheads 14", Blues 12", and channel cat 11". However your allowed a percentage of undersized fish that is pretty lenient. I do realize these channels look small, but we are filming with Gopro's. We're well within our legal rights and those 11-13" channel cats sure are tasty!!! When we fish wire nets in Louisiana, we are purposely targeting smaller legal channels. I know a lot of body's of water around the country are less populated with channels, but we have liberal limits on them in Louisiana, because our waterways and lakes are near overpopulation. If their not caught and put to good use, overpopulation hurts the overall health of the fishery. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for your reply. They do look very small on your GoPro’s. I love to eat little fiddlers like those, especially crunching on the tail👍
Why don’t you let them grow a bit like mine about 18”
Simply because the eat very good at 12 inches, we're heavily populated, and they pretty willing to give in to that bait at 12 inches. Some lakes will probably average 18in, but Darbonne don't. It just offers up a lot of small fish
Where can I buy those wire net
Richard where are you from?
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 Hey brotha. Im from Southeast Oklahoma and we just had a change over in fish and hunting regs. looking for these nets so im looking where to find them also. Any help would be appreciated. Awesome videos my man
@@thinbluelinebushcraft2316 yeah, make sure your good on Regulations, but they can be found at several bait and tackle stores in North Louisiana. Honey Hole in West Monroe LA, K&M in Farmerville LA and Cooter's in Farmerville all three sell the nets and Block bait which is easier and just as good as the cheese we use. You can also order those type nets and bait from Nets & More in Louisiana
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I did find them on the Nets and more website. As long as they are not longer than 10’ and wire we are good to go. The Choctaw Nation took over the game laws so they allow them now. I want to turn fishing into catching 🤣 thanks for the direction sir 👍🏻
@@thinbluelinebushcraft2316 two ways to turn fishing into catching are nets, and Livescope, lol. Hot Summer, you'll want to hang them vertical with the mouth downward. Rear of the net only a foot or two under the surface
Now take that size and stock your farm pond .
That's been tried. To me they just didn't seem as eager to bite a hook or feed like farm raised fish. I wouldn't care to do it these days because we fish all the time. I rarely fish my pond
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I did a study on SWAI in the beginning they caught babies and raised them in net pens also I learned of bucket raising catfish in the US on small ponds 1/2 ac or so and feeding by hand from a 5 gal bucket Several schools in Tenn and Ken. were studing if it was worth while. It was or so the study said
Mine are fine in the pond, just to me pond raised fish doesn't taste as good as wild caught catfish. For me I like the adventure of catching them wild, along with the fresh fish taste!!! If someone wants to stock with wild ones, long as legal, it would be a very efficient way. Not saying I don't eat grain fed fish, because I do eat a few peices in a restaurant ever once in a while, but ours we cook is definitely better😉
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 I agree on the fishing part if you want some more fun try stone crab and lobster diving in Fl
And hogging Flatheads but I fish a lot of exotics Peacock and Oscars Snakeheads and the like Great eating fish from other parts of the world in the canal at the end of my street Then you got the 10 lb bass Good for a pic.and release. But I'm also looking at food in future with a lot more people in the world
@@steventodd5678 We do hog catfish. Use to do it a lot, just ain't done videos yet. Maybe we will add that to the Channel Spring of 2023!!!
Like your show were are you fishing at
Taylor, were fishing Lake Darbonne in North Louisiana in this video. We also fish all the surrounding river systems. You can catch fish these ways anywhere there's catfish and the state laws allow it
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so many fish
For sure!