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Post by mexicanthreat on Oct 20, 2013 9:32:26 GMT -5
I'm heading out to the lake tonight to try to find some flatties. with the recent cold front and saturday's cold rains, what area or structure should i look for.
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Post by smokey869 on Oct 20, 2013 12:31:58 GMT -5
i would look for some deeper water 12-15 feet and look for any structure, humps or rock piles and fish around them, i saw a big one at knox last week rushing the bank after dark in 3-4 feet of water so its hard to tell for sure but after the cold front i would think they would be a bit deeper, good luck, id also try some smaller baits 6-10 inch suckers and 3-5 inch gills work well for me in the fall, ive also caught several on cut shad
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Post by catmaster12 on Oct 20, 2013 13:06:58 GMT -5
The nice one we got was on a small gill, probably around 3 inches. I'd say use some smaller baits like mentioned. Look for rocks!
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Post by Skyline1506 on Oct 20, 2013 14:31:09 GMT -5
they are deep in the muskingum right now.
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Post by bigcatjoe on Oct 21, 2013 7:00:38 GMT -5
Most of our recent fish have been pretty deep on the biggest baits we can get ahold of. The bigger the bait, the faster it disappears lately. They're trying to feed hard before the winter shut down so it makes sense. Not much experience with lake flats on cut bait, but I'm told it can be effective as the water cools.
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Post by katfish on Oct 21, 2013 8:10:28 GMT -5
I (or anyone I know) have never been able to target flathead in open water in lakes. There is too much area to cover. We do however target structure in bays that hold baitfish. Feeding flathead make a circular hunting route at night and our tactic is to put baits along that feeding path.  This may be a long and difficult search but sometimes you are rewarded with a trophy flathead. Find structure such as submerged timber or travel routes such as submerged creek channels. |
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Post by mexicanthreat on Oct 21, 2013 17:30:06 GMT -5
What depth this time of year robbie? I know pretty deep But i've got several bays that have a good aray of cover. And a lot of ranges of depth. And also In those coves do you fish right up against the structure or in the middle of the cove. And thanx for the help guys.
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Post by katfish on Jan 26, 2014 1:25:32 GMT -5
As we get into October our flathead action begins to slow. Depending on weather (water temperature) we may catch flathead till Nov. Some lakes cool faster than others due to depth and flow of water through the lake. In one lake we found separate locations from summer patterns where flathead stage before going to winter holes. On nights the flathead feed they tend to make extensive hunting routes and give us plenty of opportunities. We fish points or small islands and these tend to pinch more fish past our locations.  The flathead in other lakes may stage but I have not found where. I fished deeper water in bays but it may be that they stage in areas of open water. |
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Post by tomahawk on Feb 26, 2014 18:27:23 GMT -5
When the thermocline dissappears on the lakes you can find open water flatheads. I found that if the flatheads can get into the cooler deeper water in Aug or the beginning of Sept , they will. Right after the thermocline is gone I fish the old main channel in 35-45'. Theres no structure per-say in the old channel where i'm fishing. There is good structure about 30yds away on some ledges at 40'. I'm anchoring in the old channel and fan casting baits out. I think during the daytime these fish are holding in the deep cool water. I haven't done well at night out there, so that tell me there moving at dark. Heavy boat traffic doesn't seem to bother them, I'm guessing because of the depth. I look forward to fishing that area in the fall. At times I've maked so many fish there it's not funny. I haven't hook into any real monsters 60lbs+, but it's just amatter of time. I have caught alot in the 30-50lb range.
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