bazzdude
5/25/2011 7:34:00 PMthanks for the report, how was the wind, seems to be windy there a lot. What was the biggest? i tried top water a week ago and only one hit at downs lake.
Anglinarcher
5/26/2011 7:42:00 AMOK, got to ask. You say great Catfish at Coffee Pot, and I am sure you are right, but how did you catch them? Coffee Pot is a selective gear lake, NO BAIT, and I have never seen any method that targets Catfish specifically that is not Bait specific.
Please tell me you were not using bait.
Please tell me you were not using bait.
MarkFromSea
5/26/2011 1:33:00 PMGood point Anglinarcher. I didn't catch that till you pointed it out. Although, twice, I've spotted cats in shallow water, not in Coffee Pot, and had them enhale a small sinking rap or a non baited jig that I danced in front of their nose. I didn't hook either one but they did inhale the baitless lures, it is possible sight fishing. I jigged in front of a few others that I saw, only those two bit.
Anglinarcher
5/27/2011 9:40:00 PMMark, I have caught Channel Cats before on rubber worms and even crank baits, but in my 45 years of fishing, this has happened less then a dozen times. I even worked a spot in Idaho for Bullheads with flies for over 4 hours while dozens were caught on bait. Finally I smashed a worm, smeared it on my fly, and caught a Bullhead on my next cast.
Cats just don't feed by sight or sound that much. They are scent feeders for the most part.
Cats just don't feed by sight or sound that much. They are scent feeders for the most part.