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[Alaskageek]

Howdy All....

Well... got the first part of the floor for the boat all fixed.... looks pretty good if I do say so myself.  My Son has been over for the last week, with another week to go.  We've hit Pomme twice and Truman out of Fairfield Once looking for Crappie.  Never hit em hard... but always managed to find 10- 15 keepers.  With that being said.... I have another big favor to ask.......  where can one fish for some catfish, either from the shore or from the boat.  My son is obsessed with catfish... and my efforts to get him one so far have returned poor results... only finding him a few around 2-3 lbs over the last couple of times he's been over.  Would love to hook him into something 5lb or more.  Was planning on fishing the rocks, below the Truman Dam spillway... but access to Bledso  is closed.  My Son leaves Saturday evening, so would love to get him out, targeting cat fish, with a decent chance of catching something a little bigger, before he leaves.  Thinking of calling Cody's Bait shop to see if he's running charters yet, and if he is, if he could get us in.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  The only way I know to fish for cat is to throw on a piece of cut bait, with a 1-3oz sinker, enough to hold the bottom, then sit and wait.  Not a bad way, but so far has only resulted in the smaller cats, and not many of them. 

[navery]

I would get cut shad, launch at Avery, up the pomme arm, and fish current seams (eddies) on the inside bends of sharp corners. We caught several slots and a 39 lber yesterday afternoon/ evening.

[Alaskageek]

26 minutes ago, navery said:

I would get cut shad, launch at Avery, up the pomme arm, and fish current seams (eddies) on the inside bends of sharp corners. We caught several slots and a 39 lber yesterday afternoon/ evening.

You never let me down Navery.... put me on the whites last year this time!!!!!   Avery.... thats between Sapps Landing and FairField launch, right?  and moving upstream would mean back towards Sapps /Pomme lake, not back towards Truman lake... right?

[navery]

Correct and correct. You could also launch at Sapps and head down towards Avery

[Alaskageek]

Well.... we tried Avery, working all the way up to Sapps a few days ago.  Had a few bites, but never hooked anything.  Wasn't able to find any shad at any of the bait shops... Everharts, Dookies, Cody's.... they are all out of shad.  Ended up getting some chicken livers and gizzards.  Only the livers got the few hits we had.  Very pretty area, and was fun exploring.  Hoping to find some shad in the next few days, and will try Fairfield after this storm system passes.  On a side note..... I found an old 6ft cast net while cleaning up the shed, I'm still working on throwing it well, my question is.... where do you look for shad to cast on?   Especially since the bait stores don't look to have any soon. 

[navery]

Back in coves. Probably close to the bank right now. Or look for them flipping on the surface. Cut bluegill and creek chubs will work better than livers.