Lakes or Rivers?

[papaw714]

Where do you prefer to do your Catfishing, Lakes or Rivers?

[Smoothkip]

Def. Rivers! I cant seem to figure them lake fish out! LOL!

[Catfishrollo]

I prefer to fish rivers for flatheads. However, have been spending plenty of time the last 3 years on the lakes trying to catch a state record flathead. Lakes are def. tougher to target big flatheads, but I believe the next state record fish roams and will be caught from a MWCD lake again! rollo

[ducky]

Deffently lakes, i use to fish the tusc ALOT but the size of fish are not in there that i now target. If i want to catch a bunch of big channels and small flatheads i will fish the river but i only do that a few times a year, i guess the river mudd is still flowing in my veins but its not as thick as it use to be ;D

[luckeywade]

I say river .its the only place i get Luckey!One day i plan too try .the lake in my town.after i catch the 50 .out of muskium river!

[bigcatpat]

I only fish rivers for flats.We don,t have any lakes with flatheads in em.We got a few lakes with good channel cat populations in em here in western PA.My PB channel of #28 came out of a local lake.

[catalac]

i also like to fish rivers. more success and i feel like i am doing more than just sittin on a bank at the lake at a spot that someone told me. in the river i am actually applying logic to fishing and it makes it more fun to me. i know you can do the same at a lake but i am not set up for that yet.

[rockbass]

I saw river simply because I live by the Tusc River. It's easy to go there when I only have a couple hours to spend. I am trying more and more each year at some lakes though.

[stangcrazy85]

rivers fo sho im to dumb to fish a lake lol never caught a flatty in a lake or pond for that matter

[Seanstone]

I fish lakes for the most part. I am able to locate the fish easier in lakes than in rivers. I just look at the lakes map, drive around find some structure at the right depth and fish. Rivers are a little harder to read, I can find fish in creeks becuase i know where the current makes holes for the cats, then if the hole has structure i fish. The Ohio river for instance is constangly dredged for barges, lacks adequate structure, and is just too big to really key in on the fish. I guess you could fish wingdams, locks and dams, but everyone and thier brother does that already. I guess i feel more confident fishing lakes.

[loanwizard]

I like both but the Mighty Muskingum is in my backdoor and I have a jet. No people, lots of fish..... Now.... if I could just find them.....

[katfish]

I've caught plenty of flathead in rivers but I think I can find larger fish in the lakes.

Now when I river fish it is for blues in the Ohio or on the James river.

[fatcat]

Feb 18, 2011 19:29:24 GMT -5 papaw714 said:

Where do you prefer to do your Catfishing, Lakes or Rivers?

i prefer to fish rivers for flats they are allot easier to find on a river and i like to fish for channels on a lake if the lake has allot of mud i like to find gravel or sand areas and thats where i have the most luck.

[catmaster12]

I perfer rivers! I just never fish lakes i guess. If I go to a lake it is to a spillway.

[rcbbracing]

I used to be a diehard lake Guy but have recently found the error is my ways...I center more on time of year to decide I guess....lakes in spring cuz they warm faster and lakes when the river is up to high...asside from that I shoot for rivers...far more action in my opinion...