Flats

[catnipmn]

Anyone had any luck? I was out friday night lots of hits but only put two in the boat 12.5 and 29 they are starting to wake up!

[Dennis Steele]

Way to go catnip!

[katchaser]

I haven't went fishing for flathead yet but I expect to catch a few later this year.

[Guest]

I'm glad to hear you got some action!

I have been chasing them hard and nothing to show for it but a few decent channels. The water temp on the river was 59 yesterday where I was fishing and that is very good news!

Keep on cathing them! I'll be catching up to you soon!

[Ralph Wiggum]

Awesome, Catnip! Can you share any photos with us? I can help you/post them for you if you want to send them to me at [email protected].

[Ralph Wiggum]

Here's a few photos of Catnip's fish that he sent me:

Nice fish, Catnip!

[mplspug]

Phew, for a second there I was wondering if they had gone away!

[Dennis Steele]

Glad you got the pics up catnip.

Looks good!

Hopefully next time I won't be too busy to join you.

[Mr Special]

Glad to know there biting somewhere. Can you fill us in on bait or structure?

Thanks

[catnipmn]

I didn't have time to get bait so I had to pay the BIG bucks for decoy suckers. $1.50 per ouch! As for stucture I just looked for holes with a good amount of current and some slack water nearby.

[babybullies]

It's good to hear that someone has cought a flat thats over 10lbs. My friends and i have put in a lot of hours of night fishing and all we have to show is seven flat that range from 3 to 10 lbs and one big channle at 17lbs. Good luck and be safe.

[Fish'n guy]

I think that we will start to see a more consistant "big" cat bite when the river finally decides to stabilize. With it going up and down like this all the time those cats can be anywhere !

Its definately nice to see that at least one big cat has come ashore this year, beside John's "massive channel"!!!

[Ralph Wiggum]

I really believe that this spring has been wreaking havoc on the catfishing. A consistent bite has been hard to come by. Lots of weather fluctuations. I'm glad that some are being caught, and it's only a matter of putting in the hours now! I know I've logged quite a few so far...when's my first '06 flattie going to come

[rushing]

Dont worry Ralph it still sooo early in the season if you dont get one by the end of June then worry. I know a few guys who had fished for almost two season without getting one and they put their time in.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'm not too worried

[babybullies]

Hay rushing when are you going to break the fourty mark. I hope you break it this year or I will start to be worried

[rushing]

I have come soooo close. So close that if the flattie woulda swallowed my bully it woulda gone over! It seems I catcha a couple at the 38-39lb range every summer.

I just dont want to break the fourty mark I wanna shatter it! So I am waiting till just the right fish! Thats my story and I am sticking to it!

[Mr Special]

Thanks,

$1.50 a piece that's a spendy bait. From the looks of it well worth it .