Finley River

[CLINTC]

IS ANY ONE CATCHING CATFISH ON THE FINLEY WERE AT I FISHED UP AND DOWN AND CANT CATCH ANYTHING BUT LARGE MOUTH BASS WHAT IS THE BAIT OF CHICE FOR THEM THEIR BECAUSE IT AINT SHAD???? ANY THING WOULD BE APPRECATED

[smallmouthjoe]

I have never caught or heard of anyone catching catfish on The Finley. However, it seems to me that someone over the years may have thrown them into the park, I think I vaguely remember someone talking about catching catfish at the park but I can't be sure. As far as catching bass, you can catch them on all the regular stream bass baits. Cranks, tubes, jigs, soft plastics, jerkbaits, etc..... I hope this helps.

[RSBreth]

YES, SOMETIMES PEOPLE CATCH CATFISH IN THE PARK AND IN THE RIVER,

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I mean yeah, sometimes you can catch Channel cats, but they don't just sit in one spot all year waiting for us to come along.

I would try the deepest water with current downstream of a dam durring warmer water temperatures. There are three on the Finley, so take your pick.

[bcfish]

i have caught some cats on the finley mostly on chicken liver on the bottom in deeper pools.

[ltomczyk]

Last summer, my son and I watched a guy check a trot line that had a few cats on it. This was just a few hundred yards up from the park boat ramp.

[Greg]

I have not fished the finley in several years. But used to fish it often. I used to have a lot of fun by wading downstream fishing for bass with a rapala and then when fishing back upstream switching to a dough type bait (BJ). The bass fishing was hit and miss but I used to catch some cats every trip. Some up to 6 or 7 lbs. I would even occasionally catch one on the rapala. I would assume there are still a lot of channel cats in the river.

Greg

[Finescalejunkie]

I have caught them down from where I live before. Chicken livers work great. Deep pools are best spots.

I have not fished the finley in several years. But used to fish it often. I used to have a lot of fun by wading downstream fishing for bass with a rapala and then when fishing back upstream switching to a dough type bait (BJ). The bass fishing was hit and miss but I used to catch some cats every trip. Some up to 6 or 7 lbs. I would even occasionally catch one on the rapala. I would assume there are still a lot of channel cats in the river.

Greg