Spring time channels

Do you have a lake near you that has channel cats in it, well right now they are schooling up getting ready to head shallow waters. They head for the water that warms the quickest in the system with this often being a north bay or a shallow one anyways that has a creek/stream or that dumps in giving the a place to feed and prepare for the spawn. They are voracious pre-spawns and they will eat anything even dead bait from last year will work at this time. Target waters 3-6 feet deep and don't be afraid to go right up the tributary especially if there is a marsh up there. If the water is clouded up that is a good sign of fish activity. If you can't see the bottom the fish on the bottom can't see you. This is a good time to get a few males for the pan. They come early to stake out a nest and are easy targets. The females come in and drop eggs and leave. The males are there from ice out until Memorial day. This is absolutely the best bite going this time of year around here for anything and is great kid fishing with potential for a fat 30lber here and also steady action. Move around if your not getting bites. Sometimes the bite is best around noon. Happy fishing folks i know it's not coming fast enough here that is for sure.

It's not coming fast enough here either, Mike.

If I get moved in time I can fish the Blackwater river in NW Florida for salt/fresh water fish in the same hole....them cats dont mind a little bit of salt as long as theres food to be found.

With the rain we have gotten, we would have to fish off a bridge or a pond one, creeks and river is going to be a bit high.

Yea, Beaver Dam Lake still have ice, its should be gone in late March or early April, we'll be ready to after them in middle of April.

yep gettin that time for b.d. lake to producein cats

I may be able to go this upcoming weekend,I am READY!!!!!

Next week, I'm going to fishing them at my uncle's farm- Beaver Dam Lake. Hope I catch some......

gl musky ....tell em hi for me ....im sure a few miss me lol .....gl too salt if ya get the chance to go

lolol ok

Well spring is making a comeback and am thinking about going out for a little while today. Ponds are still frozen over but the creek and river are flowing free. Wish I had some fresh cutbait but guess I'll just make do with what I have around the house.

Ponds are thawed here too but the All 3 trips this year and yielded no cats. A couple bass and a crappie but no cats.

Still full of ice this year about 3 feet of it, man what a year can do for change.