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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3575719" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Don't know what lake your fishing and a lot of lakes are different on what catches fish for whatever reason.</p><p>Right now as the weather warms, the catfish will be moving into the shallows to spawn. Blues will be moving into current to spawn,like the rivers feeding a lake, while channel cat will be in the rocks around riprap. Flatheads are not my forte, but know the noodlers during spawn also hunt them in shallow rocky areas. </p><p>Flatheads like live bait like perch, blues like live or cut bait, crappie shad, etc, channels like just about anything you can throw like weiners, worms, stink bait, etc. </p><p>The location your fishing may be the issue as well. I saw an Okla Wildlife Biologist on Outdoor Ok talk about bank fishing catfish. </p><p>Fishing the banks where the wind is blowing into the bank was important he said as it moves bait fish closer to the banks.</p><p>As said earlier different waters take different techniques. </p><p>If you have access to a boat and a depth finder, no matter how inexpensive, you can get into catfishing with jug lining. </p><p>pool noodles with some PVC pipe in the center with about 18' of line and three hooks will get one into some catfish. </p><p>pour concrete into a red solo cup to make a 1 lb weight with some wire exposed out the top to tie to.</p><p>Use the depth locator to find the original river channel in any lake. Move out from the channel to about 17' depth and drop a jug line. </p><p>Blues and channel cats use the old river channel just like a highway to move up and down the lake. When needing to feed, they move into the shallow waters to feed and return to the river channels when done. </p><p>If you can find an area like I have where three creeks intersect the main river channel, you have found the gold mine. Limits are not a problem, but we can never eat that much so most are returned to be caught again by someone else. A couple 3-4 lb blues is good for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3575719, member: 5412"] Don't know what lake your fishing and a lot of lakes are different on what catches fish for whatever reason. Right now as the weather warms, the catfish will be moving into the shallows to spawn. Blues will be moving into current to spawn,like the rivers feeding a lake, while channel cat will be in the rocks around riprap. Flatheads are not my forte, but know the noodlers during spawn also hunt them in shallow rocky areas. Flatheads like live bait like perch, blues like live or cut bait, crappie shad, etc, channels like just about anything you can throw like weiners, worms, stink bait, etc. The location your fishing may be the issue as well. I saw an Okla Wildlife Biologist on Outdoor Ok talk about bank fishing catfish. Fishing the banks where the wind is blowing into the bank was important he said as it moves bait fish closer to the banks. As said earlier different waters take different techniques. If you have access to a boat and a depth finder, no matter how inexpensive, you can get into catfishing with jug lining. pool noodles with some PVC pipe in the center with about 18' of line and three hooks will get one into some catfish. pour concrete into a red solo cup to make a 1 lb weight with some wire exposed out the top to tie to. Use the depth locator to find the original river channel in any lake. Move out from the channel to about 17' depth and drop a jug line. Blues and channel cats use the old river channel just like a highway to move up and down the lake. When needing to feed, they move into the shallow waters to feed and return to the river channels when done. If you can find an area like I have where three creeks intersect the main river channel, you have found the gold mine. Limits are not a problem, but we can never eat that much so most are returned to be caught again by someone else. A couple 3-4 lb blues is good for us. [/QUOTE]
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