cats in flooded parks

[HandGunner]

Was fishing the sippi were the rum and sip meet right on the point. The place was flooded from were the grass and land usualy is at the tip of the park up about 40yards into shore. Brother inlaw and I had to wade to the tip cast it into the river and wade back with the poles to dry land. No bites friday but I swear close to the parks edge were it was flooded saw splash ripples had to have been a fish jump. Shortly afyer swear I saw what looked like a small cat or bullhead jump out of the water but it was in the flooded park in a deep spot it was far into shore because it was way past the parks sidewalk. Got me wondering do fish and cats move into flooded land when theres heavy rain and floods a park? There a boat launch I fished last year on a river by treasure island casino and the woods were flooded and we were wading on flooded paths in the woods that would normaly not be flooded I believe. Looked at the wooded side and not the river and kept thinking I bet I can go noodle a catfish out somwhere in their.

[expl]

Catfish and anything else that swims the river will use flooded parks,trees,boathouses and whatever else there is to break the current for them and the baitfish.

[HandGunner]

Yes there was tons and tons of baitfish in the park water not even depper than up to our ankles. Its so weird kind of funny I did toss my line into the park and fiahed it a minute or so

[expl]

I have caught quite a few different species of fish in a foot of water or less on lakes but more often in the river whether it is running high or not.Throw a small shallow running stickbait around for awhile,you would be suprised at what you can catch that shallow.

[Nhamm]

I still find that the big ones like to be in the deeper channel adjacent to the flooded timber. Waters warm, trib current isn't usually to strong, would stick with the deeper water where there's more chance of fish moving in and out. And that still could only be 3-8'.