This might be in the wrong forum, but since it pertains to cats, I thought I would post it here.
A week ago Thursday, I made the trip to ‘shoe looking for a channel cat bite through the ice.
I stopped at a local bait shop within 30 miles of ‘shoe and asked the fella for anything dead and some small sucker minnows. He asked if I was going cat fishing. After I replied, he went on to tell me to make sure I don’t return them to the water because the lake was over run with them. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he may have meant I should take home what I catch…but I don’t think so.
Because I wasn’t from the area, I kept my mouth shut and left.
I don’t think we need to discuss the legality of leaving fish on the ice or the bait shop (owner?) suggesting that I break the law. We all know that’s wasting a resource and that’s wrong.
There are some members on this site that fish/live around there. Just wondering it that is the “normal” concensus in that area?
FYI~ I went home with my tail between my legs…skunked. I could see the fish moving up to my bait, but couldn’t get them to grab it. Any suggestions will be welcome.
