Catfishing

I want to focus on catching catfish today. Again, several main factors that are involved in being productive when fishing for catfish are: wind, temperatures, timing, technique and bait.

Most people catfish during the night. Catfish seem to feed more heavily during the nighttime hours when the moon is hidden or when it's pretty cloudy. Also, catfish seem to turn on more when it is raining. You see a lot of the same trends with catfishing as you do with other types of fishing.

I have been successful at catching catfish in lakes, rivers, and ponds. The Holston River is where I seem to catch more catfish than usual. A lot of the times i'm not even trying to catch catfish, they just take the bait. I think this has to do with the certain spots that I fish. Typically, I'll catch these fish when the water is more swift. I've heard that when the water is more swift it attracts fish because it stirs up a lot of different things that the fish can feed on. Remember this when finding spots to fish. Swift water is great, but water that is too swift can sometimes be pretty tough to fish in.

The last thing I want to talk about is the baits used for catfish. Most people I talk to use thing such as: chicken livers, earthworms, cut up blue gill, and crawfish. The one I hear most people using is the chicken livers. It works well because it throws out a strong scent that attracts the catfish.

All of these things are important, but the most important of all is actually catching the fish. When hooking a catfish, it is important to not get into a huge hurry when reeling it in. You can easily break your line if you're not careful. Take your time reeling in the fish and it will make it tired, eventually making the fish give up.

I hope these tips have been helpful for you.