08-19-2012, 12:00 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Channel cats bite all day in most areas. I catch them early because that is when I fish...to avoid the power squadron and the afternoon "breezes". But there is virtually no time of the day that will not produce cats...if you find them. They will move around with changes in depth, temperatures, water activity, wind, food availability, etc. But if you can find an area with something they like to eat you can usually get bit.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This has been a year of lower water levels than the past two or three years. So the fish are not always where you might have found them in other years. Just keep looking and casting until you find the fish and what they want for the day. That can be different from day to day too so go prepared with at least two or three options...crawlers, carp meat, white bass meat, minnows, etc.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not long after Labor Day the weather patterns will change and nights will get cooler. As the lake water starts cooling the cats really go on the chew. Some of the best catches of the year...and some of the biggest cats...are caught in the fall.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you can brave the bugs, this is a good time to fish at night. A lot of the bigger fish become more nocturnal feeders during the warmest water months. And they will come into pretty shallow water at night looking for crawdads, small fish and dead fish that have washed into shore. During the daytime the bigger fish often hang out in deeper water and do not feed actively until it gets darker.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This has been a year of lower water levels than the past two or three years. So the fish are not always where you might have found them in other years. Just keep looking and casting until you find the fish and what they want for the day. That can be different from day to day too so go prepared with at least two or three options...crawlers, carp meat, white bass meat, minnows, etc.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not long after Labor Day the weather patterns will change and nights will get cooler. As the lake water starts cooling the cats really go on the chew. Some of the best catches of the year...and some of the biggest cats...are caught in the fall.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you can brave the bugs, this is a good time to fish at night. A lot of the bigger fish become more nocturnal feeders during the warmest water months. And they will come into pretty shallow water at night looking for crawdads, small fish and dead fish that have washed into shore. During the daytime the bigger fish often hang out in deeper water and do not feed actively until it gets darker.[/#0000ff]
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