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[waynebo]

has anyone heard of any cats being caught at stockton when do they start spawning????

[straw hat]

Normally I could give you an accurate report but the wife and I have been laid up with the flu. I can tell you this; The last time we went catfishing we caught a couple cats with eggs in them. They were about half developed. That means they will really beginning to start hitting soon. The lake and local creeks are already coming up fast from this morning's rain. The area got from 1" to 2" during this mornings rains. That should help turn the cats on.

[Predator1]

STRAW HAT....sorry to hear yall got the flue. I had that crud opening week of spoonbill season back in March.

WAYNEBO...STRAW HAT is is right. I did pretty well last year running trotlines, limb lines and jugs. With all this rain it will only get better. We have been catching atleast 2-4 nice channel cats while we been catchin HUGE BLUE GILLS.

[waynebo]

so when do u think might be a good time to start trot linein and jug i am pretty new to the trot and jug thing any help is greatful

[Predator1]

Waynebo,

I just got back from Silver Dollar City. My parents were in town. So my wife and I went. The James and the Finley River down here are very high bringing Table Rock up. I have not seen what Stockton Lake's level is, but i am sure it is higher with all the rain we have had.

I am thinking about hitting Stockton tomorrow with some jugs and limb lines. Maybe even a trot line.

I will probably start out with Liver or if the shad are easy to find, then I will CAST NET them. Or catch some little BLUEGILL. Cats love the way they smell. We also caught some 7 and 8 lb bass last year. I hate it when that happens, but that is the way nature is.

On my jugs. I have my lines at different depths. As the summer progresses. The water heats up pretty hot and we start fishing deeper. We had a heat wave for one week last year on the upper James River arm of Table Rock and our blue gill that were alive on our lines at 15ft were dead within one hour. They usually last all night and into the day when it is cooler during the days.

This is Saturday evening right now at 7pm and The Weather Channel just said 80%chance of rain tomorrow for Sunday. THE 15'ALUMINUM PREDATOR DOES NOT LIKE LIGHTNING AT ALL.

I guess I will think about it and watch the weather tonight.

If anyone goes tomorrow be careful.

Oh yea, when you are checking your jug lines or trot line or limb lines. Please always VERY VERY IMPORTANT.....USE YOUR PADDLE FIRST TO CHECK YOUR LINE.....I HAVE GRABBED A WATER SNAKE IN LOUISIANA BEFORE. SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. AND I CANT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD SNAKES CURLED UP NEAR MY LINE OR BAIT. LAST YEAR ON STOCKTON I HAD A WATER MOCCASIN TAKE A JUG LINE FROM 30' OUT FROM THE BANK. PULLED IT UP ON THE BANK AND TRIED TO SWALLOW THE BLUE GILL WHOLE WITH THE HOOK IN IT.

I WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LOAD THE VIDEO FROM THAT. BUT I WILL HAVE TO BLEEP A FEW WORDS PROBABLY.

GOOD LUCK AND SAFE FISHING

[straw hat]

Hey Predator1, if you go tomorrow I would apprecite it if you could please post a fishing report. I am thinking about doing a little cat rod and reel fishing on Tuesday. I will let you know how my trip goes.

[Predator1]

No problem.

I just hope the rain stays away. IF the weather is bad I will wait and go this week sometime after work or wait and go FRIDAY after work, get my lines set and fish till the Daylight hours of Saturday morning. I just got through watching that special on the weather channel about that tornado that kicked up outside of AURORA KANSAS, ripped up a 100 year old farm house(family survived) ripped up the IAMS PET FOOD PLANT and would disappear just before it hit AURORA KANSAS. That thing was 1/4mile wide w/120mph winds. THOSE TORNADOES ARE NASTY.

But yeah, I will let you guys know if I go. I will Throw a message in the morning early, if I go and report back.

Goodnight.