Channel Cats

[Sab]

Been lurking for awhile and finally made an account. 

Was wondering/hoping you guys had some ideas on where the channel cats are this time of year? Normally we walleye fish but we like to go out in the evening on Friday nights and try to catch some cats. We were out last Friday at the horseshoe (side closest to the road) and fished around that cove on some of the different structure points with no luck, used crawlers and punch bait. Beaver is about the only lake I have seen where I can toss in a night crawler and have zero bites. Not looking for any secret spots or anything  just wondering if they are up the creek arms more or....

Anyway thanks in advance for any advice and help!

 

Erik.

 

[Stump bumper]

Prairie Creek marina is tearing them up ! There was a caucus of a Flathead that had to go over 20lbs at the boat ramp last week. I have sat out on the boat ramp and fished under the lights this time of the year and caught dozens of channel cat. Hook line and sinker has every kind of liver and frozen cut bait you would want and they also have gold fish. Right behind the pavilions out to the main channel is notorious for monster cats bending hooks and breaking lines. The later the better with most action starting at midnight in my experince, but I have been coming in around 9pm and seeing bent poles.  

[Sab]

Great info thanks sir! 

Just started practicing with the cast net so at some point I should have a "reliable" source of shad  

Will check out Prairie Creek for sure! Have spent most of my time up there pulling plugs for walleyes. 

[Ron Burgundy]

2 hours ago, Sab said:

Great info thanks sir! 

Just started practicing with the cast net so at some point I should have a "reliable" source of shad  

Will check out Prairie Creek for sure! Have spent most of my time up there pulling plugs for walleyes. 

Any luck with eyes?

[marcus]

best bait iv ever used for channels is sonnys stink bait!!!! look it up buy some thank me later

 

http://www.farmandhomesupply.com/sonny-s-catfish-bait-original-flavor-45oz-bucket.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwpfC5BRCT1sKW2qzwqE0SJABkKFKR3HeEZTSe_S4ox_Ax_v6m73y0RevqwagcRlP9BvLpJhoCPbnw_wcB

[Sab]

@Ron - no not a lot, at least not any regularity. Year before last I was just starting to feel like I had a good start on figuring them out on Beaver but the water levels of last year kind of messed all that up.  Stepping up the game this year with a new fish finder and the lake seems to be getting back to normal(ish). Also read a good article on here about crappie fishing on beaver and they mentioned the area around Horseshoe bend marina to be more of a transition area for crappie and after reading that I think the same holds true for eyes as well. I have a slip at horse shoe and in the past we have stayed fairly close - this year going to work out away some. 

@Marcus - will do man, thanks!