patuxent river catfishing report

[kayak456]

well we went on a 12 mile canoe trip this weekend on the patuxent. armed with 3 rods and a pound of shrimp i got to fishing as soon as we set up camp. i brought our 2 livelining rods (bait runner reels) with fishfinder rigs .......and my calcutta on a 7 foot teramar with a bottom rig . i caught 8 catfish total with the biggest at 25 inches. im not sure what kind of catfish they were though... it was my second time catfishing ever but they sure do put up a good fight!! most were around 15-20 inches. freshwater fishing was alright but salt is still my favorite.

forgot to add that i accidently stepped on one and the spine went through my sperrys , and a half inch into my foot . that was very painful , it hit a vain and was bleeding pretty badly. i never knew that catfish had spine. ouch!!!

[echo5oscar]

Sounds like the catfish are here too.

[kayak456]

catfish are where to?

[Shady]

Thanks for the report. Make sure you really get that foot cleaned up well, a lot nasty bacteria on the spines of fish.

[kayak456]

yeah i got it cleaned as good as i can. i hope it heals

[frettr00]

Never fished the Patuxent, but those are good sized fish. Potomac is my go to place for catfish.