aarchdale@coresleep.com Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Flatheads spawn later in the summer. In Arkansas you can't spearfish a flathead until July 15. They wanna make sure they spawn before they get shot Aggressor1988long 1
wuteversbitin424 Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Channels and blues spawn between 70-80 degree but 76-80 is ideal...flatheads spawn between 65-75 with around 70 being ideal. What most dont realize and why the wait to open spearing season so late is a male cat after the females lay the eggs will guard the nest extensivly for two weeks or so till the fry hatch and another week after they hatch. A male will not hunt or eat during this time and will only bite to protect. Flatheads spawn first then blues and channels. The channels on stockton are just now starting. When the bite shuts off around rocks and rip rap the males are guarding and the females are back to the flats. I follow this pattern every year. Hope you all can go gef some they are going crazy in some parts right now. Sac River Jim and slab slinger 2
Aggressor1988long Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Thats weird I caught a big flat head last year while catching blues at highpoint and it was big.
Skeeter ZX190 Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Somebody caught quite a few cats on Saturday. They threw away the carcasses and their leftover bait at the boat ramp. I bet it stinks to high heaven by now.
wuteversbitin424 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Not all flatheads will spawn that early but most will. The females can also lay multiple sacs of eggs. After laying eggs the females will get ran off by the males because they will eat the eggs. This is mainly with channels and blues but female flats will too. After the females get ran off the generally hit he flats and gorge on shad. Then about 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 weeks after peak spawn you really want to be on the flats cause the males who havent been eating basicly at all for 2-3 weeks will be hunting non stop for a solid week. The round about pattern is why the cat bite is really hot fo a good portion of the late spring early summer. Even in the dog days its good just really early or after dark. Sac River Jim and slab slinger 2
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