Catfish On Beaver?

[jdelow77]

Just curious what everyone use for bait when fishing for catfish?? will at the lake all weekend and would like to catch a few, we will be fishing from a private dock in the rambo arm , right on a bluff line, i planted trees everywhere near the dock about 2 years ago, but they havent produced yet...

[Quillback]

I always go over to Grand lake when I want to catfish, and I net shad and use them for bait, I mainly catch blues but sometimes I do pick up some channels. They did stock Beaver last year with blues, I forget how many, but if you can get some shad that's what I would use, either cut or whole.

[J-Doc]

Rambo is a good area for fishing but if you have not had any luck with the trees you added within 2yrs, they may never produce as you hope. Fish typically gather at particular areas due to channel swings or something they are relating too. You simply cannot say that for every buried tree, there is a fish on it. There are thousands of buried trees and the best ones are at a particular location. Think of the goods ones as truckstops or a place where a bass or crappie can take a break and wait for prey.

As for catfish, I have found just about any stink bait works for channel cats. You should be able to use a bobber and stink bait bulb type hook (mesh with hook or tube with holes in it over a treble hook) and catch catfish right off your dock.

You can also try cut bait or shad. I’ve see people rig up hooks can hang them off their dock and catch big catfish overnight.

[jdelow77]

what should i use to catch shad??? i have a throw net but dont really know where to go for shad...

[jdelow77]

well i shouldnt say the tress dont produce, they do but not as i would have hoped, ive only caught 1 crappie there ( its was almost 3pounds though) we catch a bunch of kentuckys and huge bream, and in late summer walleye...

[Quillback]

I use a throw net to catch shad. I catch mine over on Grand Lake, not as many shad in Beaver, but if you're fishing out of a boat bring your net with you in case you run across some shad. You can also use small bream.