greenhornet73

Awesome boat, don't worry it's a Whaler it can take it

Holy cow I could make a killing this year if I sold them. My spot hasn't warmed up yet but in a couple weeks I'm gonna have to try to find a buyer

I was just watching a fishing show earlier in the week and they were catching flatheads in the Colorado River close to 80 lbs. while trolling crankbaits. I know we also have channel cats around here but not sure of blue cats. I have caught them while trolling dixie spinners on oneida lake in the deepest areas while walleye fishing. You can catch cats with dead bait and"stink baits" like chicken livers and homemade concoctions. I have friends that fish for them in the Seneca River this way. None of these techniques would be used to catch a bucket- full of bullheads, at least where I fish.

Bullhead and catfish are in the same family but different species. It would be like fishing for perch and walleye the same way. It could work but if you are focusing on one then you need to adjust your location/ presentation certain times of year. Bullhead are spawning now which is why they are so popular this time of year but have never caught a catfish while bullhead fishing except for 1 channel cat a few years ago that took me for a ride.

the thread is titled "catfish" but then asked about bullhead locations. Still not sure at this point what fish we are supposed to be talking about here

Congrats, awesome morning. Gotta love those Rogue's

The boat launch at Pine Grove off rte 3 looks like a great spot to me. I scoped it out last fall when launching my kayak and it looks like a great bullhead spot to me. I have much closer spots to me so I probably won't be trying it but if you are in the area it is all sand with tall vegetation and shallow water off the bank.

Nah, I can handle cold but not the wind. 2 Dramamine last week almost wasn't enough. My 'yak is in the sling until the Sunday after Easter so the water should be warmed up much better by then. Hopefully the third time is a charm and I can actually Land a brown this year.

Sorry I meant entry "fee"

I always launch right from the beach on the east side of the channel in the park, shortest walk to the lake from the parking lot. You could also drop in at the pond and paddle through the channel to the lake, just be mindful of the low bridge if you have your poles vertical. There is no entry fee into the park until Memorial Day.

Krux, trolling for browns in the spring doesn't take many gadgets and can be done by just flat lining with floating/ shallow running stickbaits so all you need are a few rod holders on your boat and reels with decent capacity for 10lb test.

Yeah and the wind conditions have been mild enough to allow me to get a few hours in each trip. My blood pressure has dropped for sure after some good quiet, slow trolling.

When is someone else gonna come out here and show me how to catch a fish?! I went out again and found a nice mud line but warmest surface water this week was 39.4. My rods fired 3 times in the same pocket of water 8' deep but came up empty each time. Trolled all sticks mostly except for 1 stinger spoon with a couple split shots. Only 1 other boat out there that looked like it came out of the West. Been nice and quiet fishing these past 2 weeks but a little too quiet without the drags screamin'.