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Post by captainbrad on Apr 25, 2013 16:13:18 GMT -5
Spring Time Channel Cats As spring fever begins to subside, rivers and lakes begin to warm. The northern rivers and lakes begin to open up after a long winter of being sealed up from the world by ice. In the Midwest, The world of the channel catfish begins to take hold for another year and come to life. Catfish anglers come out from their own hibernation of sorts and head down to the riverbank or lake shoreline in search of those first channel cats of spring. For me, this time of year is heaven. A time to get out from a long northern winter and see what the river has to offer in the new year, a time to test out new gear and new ideas from months of refection and dreaming. I love the springtime bite more than any other simply because I find this to be one of the easiest times of year to catch catfish. There are a few wrinkles that make their way into the fold sometimes whether it is a late spring cold front, spring flooding, or a lack of spring flow. With whatever hand you are dealt channel cats are there and willing to bite. READ MORE: braddurickoutdoors.com/articles/coldwatercats.html
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Post by miketowle24 on Apr 25, 2013 16:36:53 GMT -5
Love this time of year. The weather gives me the itch. I got the fever as they say.
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Post by Catfishrollo on Apr 25, 2013 16:55:42 GMT -5
Great stuff Brad. Thanks for sharing.. I think we all are ready!!! Whether you be a channel cat of flathead guy! It's time!!!! rollo
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Post by centralohiosportsman on Apr 27, 2013 0:18:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Great info
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Post by mexicanthreat on Apr 28, 2013 21:39:52 GMT -5
Love the spring bite. but usually spend most of the time recovering from lack of not wanting to do much from the winter.
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Post by Catfish Troy on Apr 29, 2013 3:56:27 GMT -5
Great info thanks!
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Post by hunted on Apr 30, 2013 20:01:10 GMT -5
Yeah. I love this time of the year. I always cringe when we keep getting rain. Always scared its goona flood everything out and miss the spring bite.
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Post by captainbrad on May 1, 2013 14:23:31 GMT -5
Yeah. I love this time of the year. I always cringe when we keep getting rain. Always scared its goona flood everything out and miss the spring bite. The spring bite happens regardless based on water temps. You just have to be willing to move with the fish. i learned that the hard way. If the main river floods look at some tributaries even 20-50 miles from the main river. Also look at he flooded fields or if you can get to the edge of the cut banks look off the secondary breaks our of the main channel. I think I wrote an article about this last year. I will try to find it tonight when i get to my computer
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Post by hunted on May 1, 2013 19:22:22 GMT -5
Yeah. I love this time of the year. I always cringe when we keep getting rain. Always scared its goona flood everything out and miss the spring bite. The spring bite happens regardless based on water temps. You just have to be willing to move with the fish. i learned that the hard way. If the main river floods look at some tributaries even 20-50 miles from the main river. Also look at he flooded fields or if you can get to the edge of the cut banks look off the secondary breaks our of the main channel. I think I wrote an article about this last year. I will try to find it tonight when i get to my computer True but I fish lakes not rivers. I still catch fish if the lakes flood, but I like to be in the current, sure cant get a boat in the lakes around here if they flood much.
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