What is the best time of day to fish for catfish (I'm in Oregon)?
I went out about 6 last night and stayed till an hour after dark (you can't fish after that here...) And I was wondering if I would have better luck early in the morning like other fish? The water temperature is between 55-60 degrees so there not spawning yet.. (or that's what I was led to assume..
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Its a little early for fishing for catfish in Oregon. The water in most areas is too cold for good cat fishing. wait a month or so, and try worms near the bottom. Don't try to use two poles, its against the law. You can use two hooks with different baits on the same line. Depending on where you fish it isn't against the law to fish at night. catfish move in shallow to feed at night so that is the best time to fish.Should i get this Airsoft sniper rifle?
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Well they will be getting ready to spawn try fshing the deeper water in the evenings and shallower in the mornings.Often the morning bite is good for catfish . And you might consider using 2 rods , each one baited with something different and cast in different areas. That way you can see what bait they like and locate them easier.
You might try fresh shrimp, Chicken livers, cutbait like chunks of bluegill . Find a bait shop they often will give you bag of minnows that have died in their tanks
the best tiome for a catfish is definitly early morning and late night. If you can go like at nightfall, that works. So does sunrise.
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check this link out,it gives all the info on catfish i think u need:CHANNEL CATFISH
Spawning occurs mostly in rivers and streams in the spring and early summer when waters warm to 70 to 85 degrees. They also will spawn in larger lakes where suitable habitat is available. Eggs are deposited in nests secluded under banks or logs or over open bottom. The male selects the site, often a natural cavern or hole, clears the nest and guards the eggs and young. A female may lay 2,000 to 21,000 eggs that hatch in six to 10 days depending on water temperature. Males protect the fry until they leave the nest in about a week.
Feeding Habits - Feeds primarily at night using taste buds in the sensitive barbels and throughout the skin to locate prey. Although they normally feed on the bottom, channels also will feed at the surface and at mid-depth. Major foods are aquatic insects, crayfish, mollusks, crustaceans and fishes. Small channels consume invertebrates, but larger ones may eat fish. Contrary to popular belief, carrion is not their normal food.
BLUE CATFISH
Feeding Habits - Young blues eat aquatic insects and small fish while larger blues prefer crayfish, mussels and other fish. They feed primarily at night.Spawning and nesting behavior is similar to others of its family. In late spring, males commonly choose and clear a nest site, usually in drift piles, logs, root systems or other dark, secluded areas near the bank. The eggs hatch in about a week, and males guard the fry in the nest until they swim away a week or so later.
FLATHEAD CATFISH
Spawning occurs in late spring when water temperatures reach 70 to 80 degrees. One or both parents excavate the nest that is usually made in a natural cavity or near a large submerged object. Females lay a golden-yellow mass of up to 100,000 eggs. The nest is guarded and the eggs are agitated by the male to keep them clean and aerated. The young remain in a school near the nest for several days after hatching, but soon disperse.
Feeding Habits - Flatheads are predatory fish and will consume bass, bream, shad, crayfish and often feed on other catfish. The young rely more extensively on aquatic insects and crayfish than do the adults. Large flatheads sometime congregate where food is plentiful such as near tailraces of dams. They often feed at the surface or in shallow water at night, returning to their residence in a hole or brush pile to rest during the day. They rarely eat dead or decaying matter.
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