Creek Fishing :How to Catch Catfish in Reservoirs - Details Here!

Creek Fishing :How to Catch Catfish in Reservoirs - Details Here!

By Mark Fleagle

Catfish in reservoirs is not a natural occurrence. Although bait fishing for catfish in reservoirs is booming today because of original stocking and migrations of native river catfish into the reservoirs. Reservoir building during the 1950's, and 1960's and still today, has opened up a vast water areas for catfisherman. The original habitat of channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, and white catfish have always been in the river systems of the United States and they still thrive there today.

Reservoirs are water impoundments that get their water supply from rivers that have been dammed. These new water impoundments vary in shape, size, depth, water color, productivity, and potentially many other characteristics. The catfish populations as well as other species come from the migration of the species from tributary feeds, you can bait fish for catfish such as channel catfish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish in some reservoirs, but just about all the reservoirs in the USA hold very good populations of channel cats.

To catch catfish in reservoirs takes some practice because natural habitat and structure is abundant in reservoirs. To catch catfish you need to understand the reservoir you intend to fish. It important you get your self a Topographical maps of the reservoir. They can normally be obtained from The army core of engineers. Many times local bait shops also have maps. Also paying attention to the catfishes food chain is important. For example reservoirs almost always hold large populations of shad. If you can find the shad schools you will locate some species of catfish close by. Normally flathead catfish don't follow the shad schools. One key indicator there are shad near is multiple birds flying around. This a good way to locate shad schools for bait fishing for catfish. If you are looking for trophy catfish then reservoirs are where you need to fish. Most species of catfish can grow extremely large in reservoirs. Catching a blue catfish over 30lbs is not uncommon.

Another key factor to catch catfish in reservoirs in understanding where the original series of channels were located. Catfish will remain a river fish instinctively even in reservoirs even in reservoirs. There will be good populations of channel catfish, flathead catfish, and blue catfish living in structure that is close to the original creek and river channels.

To catch flatheads locate areas near the original river channel or original creek channels. Flathead catfish are not a roaming catfish like the blue catfish. If you intend to go bait fishing for flathead catfish you will need to find there location. These fish will not move far.

To catch blue catfish in reservoirs head to areas that have current flow, and to where the shad schools are located. Blue catfish do not hold as tight to the original channels as do flathead catfish, but the will still be located in these areas. If you are going bait fishing for blues you can use live catfish bait or dead cut bait, the blues like either. Their favorite food sources are oily schooling fish such as threadfin shad, gizzard shad, and skipjack herring. If you can locate the shad schools in reservoirs you could have a outstanding day of fishing.

To catch channel catfish in reservoirs you can fish anywhere in the reservoir where there is adequate catfish habitat. If there is a better spot for channel catfish on a reservoir it would be far up small tributaries adjacent to the main reservoir. They are like the blue catfish and they will feed on live baits such as shad and crayfish, mussels or cut bait. If you plan to bait fish for channel catfish through line just outside the current in structure areas channel catfish are like flathead catfish and do not prefer to stay in current.

Well that concludes my article about bait fishing for catfish! We wish you the best of luck on your next fishing trip! Have a nice day.

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Choosing Fishing Tackle For Various Fishing Environments

Fishing tackle makes up all the components used in fishing. From the fishing rod, to the hook, bait, wire reel, lure etc. These are all the essential elements for beginners and professional fishermen need to catch fish.
Fishing tackle differs in the type of fishing.

Freshwater lake fishing is obviously different from saltwater deep sea fishing. Long rods are used for long casts in moderate winds, ideal for freshwater fishing. Short rods on the other hand are sturdier, used for pulling heavy game type of fish that are mostly found in deep seas. Thicker and stronger rods are used for bigger, more aggressive fish that would break medium and small rods.

As fishing becomes a popular sport and a global hobby, development of new and improved fishing tackles just caused fishing enthusiasts continue to dig deeper into their pockets. As fishing tackles develops, and more and more people gets into it, it is not surprising that good fishing tackles gets much more expensive. That is why online shopping is here to help you find the best quality tackle with your budget and get you back into fishing again.

There is a wide range of quality tackles available on the internet, and they don't just give you high quality rods but they sell it way cheaper than in fishing equipment stores. Stocks become much cheaper online because of variety of competition present online. Online entrepreneurs deal with it to survive the business. Many fishing websites become fishing equipment shops, more and more fishing aficionados took full advantage of it. By just surfing the net and browsing some of these websites, you can surely get your ideal tackle cheaper than you can ever imagine.

Online shopping is much more efficient and hassle free than walking and canvassing into your local stores. Plus, websites normally has a wide range of fishing tackles to choose from. So if you want fast acquisition of your tackle, you better try finding it online.

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Creek Fishing: Bass Fishing At Spring Creek

I do not know a lot about the other lakes in Georgia except what I read. He fishes most of the lakes in Georgia in his tournaments. From what I read most of the lakes north of here have become overrun by spotted bass. He seldom catches one over 3lbs.

I have fished Ray's lake only a couple of times and have caught some small bass but those pads on the north end should hold some big bass and I am sure they have in the past. The carp you see are the white amour carp put into that area by the "DNR" to try and control weeds. The only result is that they have controlled the bass. The gates do, I am certain keep migrating bass out of the area as well as supposedly keeping the carp in. I hope, for the sake of the rest of the lake that they are successful in containing the carp.

Spring Creek used to be some of the best bass fishing in the nation. I used to catch 5-8 lb bass quite often and a limit of ten fish was not unusual. However in 1999 the DNR put a drip system at the bridge where SR253 crosses Spring Creek. This chemical was to kill off the hydrilla that covered about 85% of the Spring Creek arm. The result was a complete success. It killed almost all of the hydrilla, but with the hydrilla went the fish and I mean almost all of them. We used to have hydrilla around our dock and each spring the brim and shellcrackers bedded around the dock.

The year 2000 we had hundreds of big crackers and brim. A year later there were was nothing. I see a few around my dock now and people up and down the shoreline are catching them. I did not feed them this year to attract them so I do not know if that is the reason I do not have many.

I fished Spring Creek regularly in '02through '05 with little luck. Last year I began to catch a few nice bass again but both my boat and my health gave me problems since then and have not been able to fish this year like I usually did. I have heard reports that the bass have returned to Spring creek. I hope so but can't prove it.

I am hoping to get my boat back in the water tomorrow and get to fishing again regularly. I wish I could tell you that Lake Seminole is anything like it was in the late 90s but that would be false. I do believe, however that there are still lots of big fighting bass but not in Fish Pond Drain area because of the carp.

Have you ever tried the main lake? There are some places along the left shore, facing up the Flint, that have some good places for topwaters. Up around the islands there are some places where holes in the flats contain some good places. Also up the Flint the channel twists and turns with flats on both sides that produce on top.

The Chatahoochee side also has some good places upstream on the right is a marked channel, you have to look close to see it, that leads through hundreds of acres of pads. I have caught some bass there. I seldom go there because it is such a long run for me but much closer via the Fish Pond Drain. By the way Ronnie caught some fair fish in the pads at the lower end of Fish Pond Drain in a recent tournament, but no really big ones.

I believe that the lake is coming back now that the hydrilla is coming back. Now if the state will just keep hands off and let nature take it's way it will be a great bass lake again. One more thing I can tell you is that the flats on Spring Creek have never been that productive for me. The creek channel and the stump fields on either side have produced most of my bass over the years. I have caught a few small ones on the flats but the bigger ones have come from the creek channel areas.

Also almost all of my topwater fishing has taken place from the time the sun gets to the treetops until dark and sometimes even after dark. I caught my biggest bass ever, just over 9lbs, about 11 pm one moonless night on a muskie jitterbug. I cast back to the same hole in the hydrilla and caught one just under 9lbs. Of course I have gone fishless on many evenings and nights too but then that is bass fishing.

Now after telling you that I still believe this lake has a lot of good fishing but I also know that when your friends give up and don't come back it is difficult. Maybe you should talk to them and see if they have had better success elsewhere if they are still fishing. If they have had success perhaps you might give their place a try but maybe come back in some future vacation.

Also maybe you could give me a follow up in a few months and see if I have had more success since my health problem is now in check and my boat ready for the water. I hate to see people give up on the lake but I also see reasons for it in recent years largely due to errors by the State.

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Trout creek Fishing Strategy - Best Lures and Baits For Creek Fishing - Part 2

Trout creek Fishing Strategy - Best Lures and Baits For Creek Fishing - Part 2

Small spinning lures and jigs can work well, depending on the conditions. Small spinning lures are by far the best lure for catching trout (well, besides flies, but we'll get to that in a bit). These in-line spinning lures work best when the trout aren't hungry or are lazy, in this way you can agitate a fish into biting the lure when they aren't attacking natural baits. Jigs tend to work best with a slow presentation, and in the colder months.

Creek fly fishing is another method of trout fishing entirely. The line is weighted to allow you to cast, because you have to use a very small lure. The lure itself is called a fly, which is essentially a hook with small feathers, colored strings, and other things tied onto it in order to make it emulate a natural insect. When you cast out the fly, it drifts across the surface as it is carried downstream, looking a lot like an insect to trout beneath the surface. This is a very effective method of trout creek fishing, and the one preferred by many. You can even make your own flies, a delicate process known as fly tying!

There are also some artificially created pastes, nuggets and gobs that are sold for the purpose of trout creek fishing. Some of these work and some of them don't, however I wouldn't recommend using them unless you plan on eating the trout, as they often get swallowed immediately. Releasing the fish with a swallowed hook is a bad thing to do, as the fish will die within days. The trout seem to like the taste of this powerful bait, and I have used it from time to time, however the cost can be a bit prohibitive. That being said, they do work well, so I won't speak ill of them.

That's about it, for all of the best trout creek fishing lures.

Trout creek Fishing Strategy - Best Lures and Baits For Creek Fishing - Part 1

Trout creek Fishing Strategy - Best Lures and Baits For Creek Fishing

This article will focus on the best trout creek fishing lures and baits. I have fished for trout nearly all my life and got started by fishing in small streams and creeks in Pennsylvania. The water was clear and cold. The woods were strikingly beautiful. But you want to hear about the best lures and baits, don't you?

First off, there are nightcrawlers and red worms, which are a smaller worm that are better for smaller trout. It is vital to hook these worms correctly, looping the hook through the body multiple times, or using a rig with two hooks. Worms don't keep very well, so they may die somewhere throughout your fishing expedition. However, they are very reliable and steadfast, and you will pretty much always be able to catch trout on worms as long as the trout are there.

There are also other live or semi-live baits, such as salmon eggs. Salmon eggs are by far my favorite trout bait for smaller sized trout. You must use a very small hook, tie on a salmon egg and let it drift downstream. Hopefully a trout gobbles it up, you reel him in, and then later that night you gobble him up.

Minnows are like salmon eggs for larger trout. It can be difficult to catch trout who have survived in the wild for several years using artificial baits - they are very suspicious. For these larger trout smaller minnows, preferably of a species that live in the creek you're fishing in, are the best.

Creek Fishing - Striking Gold While Bass Creek Fishing

Creek Fishing - Striking Gold While Bass Creek Fishing

Here are some tips to get you started and some secret to act like an experienced bass creek fishing catcher.

Baits

Artificial baits have been known to catch quite a few Bass! You can also use baitfish, such as a mullet, with much more visually attractive artificial bait over it or with its backbone removed so that it swims more naturally and with a 2-ounce egg sinker on the hook to keep it just under the waves.

Approach

The best way to get a surface fish, as in any other creek fishing, is to be sure you keep your distance. Fishing down the creek would help if the water flow is fairly decent. It doesn't have to be a lot but enough to keep your bait moving. If there are any bushes, trees, or shrubs around try to hide behind them then cast your line in (fly fishing rods are great for this matter).
During springtime, fish uphill (position the boat in shallow water and cast to deep water) and use a 1/8 ounce weight.

- Fish downhill in fall.
- Try to use a Texas rigged worm to prevent hang-ups.
- Fish out the worm and keep suspended 90% of the time.
- Always try to sharpen the hooks to make sure you have maximized your hookup percentage.
- When doodling, it is critical to keep your presentation natural by downsizing your hooks to 1/0 or lower, and paying delicate, attention to how straight your bait is in order to maintain a natural presentation.
- Crystal clear creek fishing waters can be tough.

The secret to creek fishing weenie worms is to keep slack on your line and "shake" the bait instead of dragging. The shaking of the rod and your light line gives your worm, grub or reaper an amazing action.

Bass fishes are known for its fighting qualities that is why most of the fishermen consider it as one of the best game fishes available in the creeks. It is a great favorite with creek fishing anglers who enjoy creek fishing with a light rod. Nevertheless, the problem is that most anglers are having difficulty in finding these remarkable fishes under water.

Hence, they end up incalculable hours in the water struggling to catch a sight of this fresh-water fish.

And as much as you want to learn anything and everything with bass creek fishing, you simply cannot get much of what you need because the resources are just not enough.

Obviously, the goal when casting a fly is to present the fly to the fish in a realistic manner. You are trying to simulate nature here. If you are going for trout in a stream or creek, for instance, this means a drag-free float of 36 inches over a precise spot that marks the window of a feeding.

Never randomly cast - you have got to pick a spot and hit it. Throw tight loops that put the fly on target. One important method that can be used is to overcast the target and stop the line short while it is in the air. The fly should come back to you and fall on the water with slack in the leader

Creek Fishing With Ultralight Fishing Rods!...Part 2

Creek Fishing With Ultralight Fishing Rods!...Part 2

This length of rod is considered general use, and most people can get by using a 6 footer. They still give you good accuracy, and lure placement, but you must practice a little longer to achieve the same accuracy that you would with a 4 1/2 footer. The difference is minor, but it does take some adjusting.

The longest of the ultralight rods, 6 1/2 foot and longer provide the longest distance for casts. This is good for throwing spinnerbaits or topwaters, you can get them going so far that it is hard to see the little baits! These long rods kill your accuracy however, which is why they should be used for open water casting and swimming baits. You can really burn spinnerbaits and buzzbaits with these long rods, not to mention unloading your spool from casting so far!

Creek Fishing With Ultralight Fishing Rods!...Part 1

Creek Fishing With Ultralight Fishing Rods!

This question comes up often. What length rod should I use for ultralight creek fishing? It isn't an easy answer though. There is a couple things to consider about length when choosing a new rod. Some people believe that you must use a short rod in the 4 1/2 foot to 5 foot length. They believe that this length gives you the most whip, and backbone for fighting the fish. This is a common misconception however.

Rods of this length are usually used solely for creek fishing, or places where there is a lot of overhead hanging cover for baits to get stuck in. These short rods do provide excellent placement, but they also degrade casting distance severely. These provide the shortest casts of all lengths of rods.

Ultralight creek fishing rods in the lengths of 5 1/2 foot to 6 foot are found in the middle when thinking about balance. The tip still allows good casting distance, while the backbone gives plenty of strength for fighting the fish. You don't sacrifice much accuracy with this length, you can still use it as a light action flipping stick, or pitching stick for 1/4oz jigs in tight places. This is a technique for smaller fish on ultralight gear however, use bigger gear for the bigger fish locked into the muck!

What Everyone Needs to Know About Trout Or Steelhead Creek Fishing - 2

What Everyone Needs to Know About Trout Or Steelhead Creek Fishing.. Part 2

Before you charter a boat, it is best to check the local regulations and laws of the fishing grounds. Some areas may be closed for the season to allow the steelhead to repopulate naturally. This is especially true for smaller creeks and rivers. Commercial fishing for this species is not only banned, but possible offenders (and even unknowing people who are tempted to keep their catch) may be subjected to both local and international laws regarding animal conservation.

Although not as colorful as their rainbow trout cousins, the Alaskan steelhead trout is more spirited. Therefore, landing one unharmed on the boat should be carried on with both precision and care. For starters, it is essential that bait (live or otherwise), barbed hooks and nets are not used while steelhead creek fishing. Drift fishing is very effective in this regard.

However, bait casters are preferred over the spinning reel because the former causes less damage to the fish. Many recreational fishing enthusiasts also subscribe to the practice of fly fishing to land a good sized fish. For this method, fly fishing enthusiasts use a combination of colorful flies and egg simulating attractors to bait the steelheads.

Creek fishing enthusiasts are also encouraged to handle, cut fishing lines and remove mouth hooks on caught steelhead trout with wet hands only to minimize possible flesh abrasions on the animal. One more important thing to remember about trout or steelhead creek fishing is that this is not a year round pursuit. Although this is usually considered as a year round event, the best time to go creek fishing in Alaskan waters for this game would be from mid August and all throughout October.

On the other hand, drift creek fishing is especially fruitful between April and May.

What Everyone Needs to Know About Trout Or Steelhead Creek Fishing - Part 1

What Everyone Needs to Know About Trout Or Steelhead Creek Fishing

Trout or steelhead creek fishing in Alaskan waters is certainly a great sport to engage in. It does not matter if you are a neophyte or a seasoned veteran with several fishing years under your belt; the Alaska steelhead trout (predominantly silver cousin of the rainbow trout) will still pose as a wonderful challenge.

Nonetheless, the only kind of trout or steelhead creek fishing that is allowed in these waters is the catch-and-release method. This is to ensure a sustainable sports fishing industry that protects both the Alaska steelhead trout (also known as the sea roving rainbow trout and the sea run rainbow trout,) and the rest of the ecosystem that relies on the health of the indigenous fish population as well.

If you are on your way to the Alaskan creek fishing grounds, some of the best sites for steelhead fishing are: Kailua Creek and Karok River in Kodiak; Anchor Rivers and Deep Creeks in Kenai; Copper River Tributaries in Chugach; Peterson Creek and Taku River in Juneau; and Thomas Creek in Wrangell. Hasselborg Creek, Plopilor River and Port Bank in Sitka are also wonderful places to fish; as with Castle River and Kah Sheets Creek in Petersburg. Steelhead trout is also especially abundant in Karta River, Salmon Bay, Thorne, and Staney Creek (Prince of Wales); in Fish Creeks and McDonald Lake System (Ketchikan); in Sapsucker River (Nelson Lagoon); and in Russell Creek (Cold Bay.)

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