cats in lakes

[fishingaddict]

Looking for some help. mostly techniques, ideas etc.

My folks will be visting around June 1. My dad loves to fish for cats. We grew up fishing for cats in the old miss.
However, for the past several years we have fished cokato for cats and its been good. The past years we have fished the in/oulet of the creeks when there is water flowing.

However, we have not figured out how to fish for cats in lakes(round bowl) with no inlet/outlet or when there is one there is no current flowing.

any ideas how to catch cats under this scenario of round bowl lakes with no current flow to allow the stink baits to spread etc.

I would to start practing now so when my folks visit we are prepared to catch some cats.

meow thanks the addict

[Wiskers]

Well I tell you what.. If you have not yet fished the Shu chain of lakes yet just south of St. Cloud, that is a good start for open water cats.. As far as for techniques in lakes.. that bait still will seek its way around.. wind and under water curents will still move it around.. Cats are one of the best smellers in the water.. Slip bobbers are another fun and productive way to find cats on the lakes too..

Just use your electronics to find the fish and look for suspeneded or bottom cats and start working the diffrent depths. Keeping an open mind on baits, change, and moving to find the fish is the key..

One thing you have to remember is that on a lake with cats, they can roam all over the place being they are the masters of the water.. Rivers are your best bet.. they are more predictable there and they dont have as much area to hide in..

Good fishing.......................................

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