Dokken: Minnesota DNR gear experiment bodes well for future Red River catfish surveys

Dokken: Minnesota DNR gear experiment bodes well for future Red River catfish surveys

An experiment earlier this summer using hoop nets instead of trap nets to sample channel catfish along the U.S. portion of the Red River yielded results that exceeded even the most optimistic expectations, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist says. Historically, DNR fisheries crews have used a combination of trap nets and baited trotlines to sample catfish along the U.S. portion of the north-flowing river. Based on tho…