Pa fisher/bobcat thread!!!

First check day for me today, one Possum and a pickerel!!!! Oh well, my buddy has about 6 set locations and I have about a dozen and a half. We are in good location for both. Lets hear how the rest of Pa is doing.......jk

I wanna try for fisher but I’m ashamed to say I honestly haven’t scouted!!! I hope we get a little snow!

How do you catch a Pickerel in a fisher/cat set? Pickerel AKA Northern Pike AKA Snot Rocket?

I was wondering the same thing,good luck PA trappers.

I think he probably means a chain pickerel. Beaver trapping also opened yesterday in PA, I’m guessing that’s how he caught the pickerel.

Got 26 sets working tonight. I've caught 12 or 15 fishers over the years but I'm still looking for my first cat. Had one pull out on the last day I could trap last year. Mb 550 and it was raining. Must not have hooked up good. Good fortune to everybody this year.

When I hear pickerel I think walleye. That's what my Canadian friends call them.
I've caught bass, steelhead and salmon in conibears trapping muskrats

You need to get a higher class of friends.

Good fortune to You also!!!

I have some muskrats sets out as we still have three weeks to go rat trapping also. And 330 trapper we have more cats than fisher and without snow it is hard to pattern anything. I just set where I set last year for them. those sets are for both, I see no difference in set location so far here in Pa.......jk

More cats than fisher

Sounds Awesome

Nothing at yesterday's check, had high winds in the area. Hoping to connect with a fisher.

Got a half dozen sets out yesterday I had set out those big natural log cubbies early this year in some good locations an pre baited twice before I set traps yesterday 3 out of the 6 were cleaned out so I'm guessing I'll have a few possums today haha ...went back to a cat kill I found last week to set it up an the birds got to it pretty much nothing left so I abandoned that plan was a real far walk anyway good luck guys hope to see some pics here soon

Can't set until Thursday. We're supposed to get some snow tonight but expect it to be melted off by the weekend.

Well I officially joined the 330 club tonight right on the thumb oh yeah....an as predicted caught XXL possum today see what tmrw brings

Did you learn any new 4 letter words when you did it?

No ,,no new words I'm sure the beaver heard me from in there hut tho

Well yesterday I did not put anything on here as I did not fall, but did a perfect PLF on a creek bank that was not there-washed out by the flood waters. Got a 23 pound Mrs B. Cat this morning. Almost let it go, but the bird in the hand thing said keep it. It is not as big as the big males but now I need my fisher, 10 days to go. Let's see your photos guys.....jk

In the old "Head Board Set" I see. I am too lazy to lug those old steel bed frames around in the woods. Nice work!

You notice that, good eye!!! They are to far gone to use as a drag. that is funny.......jk

Congrats,what type of set,rub set,dirt hole,or a walk through?

I think I could have made those head rails work for a drag to prevent my set from being torn up too much. I have used lots of old furniture, box springs and an old toilet at times for a drag. In Kansas around those old homesteads there is usually plenty of scraped materials lying around or still in the house or cabin.

Nice cat I wouldn't have let it go idk about you guys but with a limited window an one permit a cats a cat ....I came up empty on the fisher/cat line today did catch a kit beav 1st of the year for me ...have a good feeling they are gna move tonight havnt seen any tracks since I set so there do back around nice calm snowy night up early tmrw to get half the line checked before work

Congrats, jk!

just a handful of nest-robbers for me, so far.

Of course you mean the elusive silver fox I am sure. My set was muskrat in that old chimney you see lying there.....jk

Got through half the Line before work an caught a porcupine just what I wanted to play with this morning

We got 3 fishers in 3 checks. Had to release one this morning. We are tagged out on fisher. No action on bobcats.

Bob J those head rails were so rusted that they were falling apart. today in the same trap another and much bigger one(of course, since I tagged the first one) and a 43 pound beaver

Wow that's awesome back to back Cats in the same set ...an 3 fishers in 3 checks thats really cool too what part of the state are you in?....came up empty on the back half of the line see what tmrw brings

Nothing again here

ttt

Had a fisher all over one of my sets pretty disappointed the trap didn't fire wet packed down snow on it got it cleaned up so hope he comes back tonight he found the bait so fingers crossed..ima have to check it first thing before work bc judging by a set of tracks in the snow I got somebody else checking my sets

had this one Tuesday then had another one from the same area this morning... the one this morning was very cooperative and was very easy to release.

this mornings release

Released another fisher this evening. That's 4 in 5 checks and I had one steal the bait from a bobcat set. Trapping in Forest County.

Got one on the first check. 12.25 # male.

3 possum and a small red fox, and a setoff.. boy some sections of the state have a lot of fisher, not here we have cats. NIce photos, lets see more......jk

Good Job Guys^^^

I retired in 2013, started trapping again in 2014. I’ve caught 24 fisher in those 10 seasons. There’s a lot of them here, and they are no smarter than a possum. And with that big mitt for a foot, they don’t pull out easily. I’ve found Gusto lure to be indispensable when it comes to catching them.

Filled my tag this afternoon had 6 sets out since Sunday all natural log cubbies.... little female

Another cat and a big mink and a beaver set off 33 = maybe muskrat????

Haven't seen the fisher on cam the last few days, hoping it's still around.....

Had all my traps pulled for three days will reset tomorrow. NORE PHOTOS and info for us Fisher deprived folks.......jk

John I can get you a fisher. Take 3 days off work, we will get you one.:)