Any advice for Charles mill

[fishstick11]

Might be going out to Charles mill..... My friend may be able to use his grandparents pontoon.... Does anyone have any advice where to go thinking eagle point if I have boat.... 430 bridge if I don't have boat.... just not very close to Charles mill so I don't go their often.... Any advice is appreciated

[smokey869]

depends on what you are fishing for ? channels if you have a boat go through the cut and fish between the deep water and the shoreline usually always produces later in the summer, flats where ever you want lol they hang out anywhere in there

[fishstick11]

Well I'm going for flats but bring one pole for each though...... I want to catch a large flat before the years out...... And I thought my friends boat on Charles mill would beat pleasant hill without a boat..... (I live very close to pleasant hill about 10 minutes away)

[fishstick11]

Aug 20, 2012 19:18:23 GMT -5 fishstick11 said:

Well I'm going for flats but bring one pole for each though...... I want to catch a large flat before the years out...... And I thought my friends boat on Charles mill would beat pleasant hill without a boat..... (I live very close to pleasant hill about 10 minutes away)

Im think about bait too and i thought suckers or shad.... and was going to try to get some bullheads too

[Skyline1506]

suckers and shad will do you great in there. plus you will be double actioning for channels

[fishstick11]

just got a crap ton of both so where good..... down at a local river got about 20 suckers and a bag full of shad

[ducky]

I wouldn't recommend shad this time of year for flathead, suckers will most likely die in a short time in this heat, I would recommend checking your bait often, and replacing dead baits with live, the spring is the only time I use shad for flathead. Good luck bud, hope ya get a good one!

[smokey869]

i got a 38 lb flat at tappan last august with cut shad so you never know, id use gills also, i wouldnt worry about bullheads usually only do well on them in the spring around the spawn

[fishstick11]

thanks guys ;D ;D im thinking about getting some gills we are gonna go a little early to get bait and get set up..... im gonna have at least one pole with shad so if their are a lot of small channels hitting we dont get many hits from flats..... always like to have one pole with cut on just to see if their are a lot of fish comfortable enough to eat... usually small fish are uncomfortable... he he he he

[Skyline1506]

we got 2 flatheads last week off shad, in the muskingum though. but yea if you can get some sunfish def do

[fishstick11]

parents wanted me home early so i left at 11 so we got skunked...hope to go out again for a whole night before year is out

[luckeywade]

thanks for report buddie

[fishstick11]

welcome wish i could have reported a 30+ pound flatty

[bigcat62]

It takes alot of time to catch trophy fish. Hang in there.