08-20-2006, 08:46 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Fear not, the catfish bite is NOT OVER. The fish are somewhere and they are feeding. They just weren't there this morning. It was also a Sunday morning, after a busy power squadron day yesterday. That is a popular PWC area. I always do better midweek.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I successfully chase the kitties clear up until sometime in November most years. Last year we got them until the water temp dropped to almost 50 degrees, and we started picking them up again in March when the water temps were still under 50. You just have to know where to find them and how to fish them at different times.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Actually, some of the best cat whackin' starts about the middle of September. That's is when the water cools enough to let all species know to put on the feedbag. We go out chasing walleyes early in the morning and then by late morning or early afternoon the catfish get active and bite well all day after that. Sometimes the later afternoon (warmer water) bite can be great in the fall.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I successfully chase the kitties clear up until sometime in November most years. Last year we got them until the water temp dropped to almost 50 degrees, and we started picking them up again in March when the water temps were still under 50. You just have to know where to find them and how to fish them at different times.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Actually, some of the best cat whackin' starts about the middle of September. That's is when the water cools enough to let all species know to put on the feedbag. We go out chasing walleyes early in the morning and then by late morning or early afternoon the catfish get active and bite well all day after that. Sometimes the later afternoon (warmer water) bite can be great in the fall.[/#0000ff]
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