Tadpole Madtom fishing in Canada

Noturus gyrinus

Documented at

185 waters

Primary species at

0 waters

Ideal water temp

20°C

Active range

13–26°C

Best tadpole madtom waters today

Scored for 2026-09-14 from live weather, water temperature and this species’ own thermal range.

1. David Lake (Atikokan)Lake73
2. Sims CreekRiver73
3. Rouge Lake (Atikokan)Lake71
4. McGinnis CreekRiver71
5. Island CreekRiver70
6. Blindfold Lake (Kenora)Lake70
7. Rainy River (rivière à la Pluie)River70
8. Black Sturgeon Lakes (Kenora)Lake70
9. Bullmoose Lake (Atikokan)Lake69
10. Wilson CreekRiver69

How to fish for tadpole madtom

Tadpole madtom are a small, chubby, tadpole-shaped catfish of quiet, mucky, weedy backwaters, ponds, and slow streams, sheltering in debris and vegetation and feeding on invertebrates at night. They tolerate the kind of soft-bottomed, low-flow water many stream fish avoid. Like other madtoms they carry mildly venomous pectoral spines. They aren't a rod target - they're a forage fish, prey for bass and other predators of weedy water. On a location page, tadpole madtom are context about a soft-bottomed, vegetated forage base rather than a species to fish for.

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