Saturday, August 6, 2011

Pure Muscle

Its settled. August is catfish month around these parts. I've only fished three times in three different locations and caught a catfish. All of the fish were caught on a crayfish colored bugger pattern with rubber legs. All of the fish hit the fly with in seconds of it hitting the water. The key is do nothing. Letting the fly drop and sit was the only way I've found works. The amazing thing about catfish is their ability to dive. I caught one tonight on my 8wt rod and even when the fish was with in a few feet of me I could not pull it to the surface. It wasn't until the fish was exhausted that I could bring it up. There's something about catfish I find fascinating. Maybe it's the whiskers or the strange look of them.
From Summer2011
The fish seems to be pure muscle but also has a docile look to it.
From Summer2011
This was a healthy looking channel cat. The recent fish have been caught on flies I tied. I'm not sure if that means my flies are great or that the fish will hit anything. I don't really care either way. Hopefully I'll continue to catch them.

7 comments:

  1. First off, dig the new header pic. Those catfish are sweet. Pretty soon you are going to start noodling :) They definitely sound like a blast on the fly rod, that's for sure. Those pics are great quality too. Nicely Done. Oh by the way there are big ole cats up here too, for when you move here ;) Tight Lines.

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  2. They are fighters. Docile looking, and they appear to have very sad eyes too.

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  3. They look so lazy, but they aren't. I've caught one on my 8wt too, it is the best fight I've had so far.

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  4. Kev
    I know where you are coming from, catfish is a hoot on the fly, not to mention how good those fillets are. Are you fishing late or early to land these guys? Thanks for sharing

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  5. Bill the first one I caught was smack in the middle of the day. The other two have been late evening about an hour and a half before dark.

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  6. Trout, thanks for the comment on the header and blog pics. I'm not brave enough to noodle.

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  7. Nice! Catfish definitely have "a look"....and people think carp look weird! ;)

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