Catfish-How long should you wait?
California Fishing
Sep 20, 2023 11:22:50 #
Gotaway1
Loc: Riverside, California
For those who fish for catfish, how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
Sep 20, 2023 11:29:16 #
charlykilo
Loc: Garden Valley Ca
how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
Depends on if they quit biting when you got there OR will start biting when you leave?
Depends on if they quit biting when you got there OR will start biting when you leave?
Sep 20, 2023 12:50:35 #
Gotaway1 wrote:
For those who fish for catfish, how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
When I go to a place that I always catch catfish I'll give it an hour. If you are in a lake you never fished before find the fiver that feeds it if there is one and fish the moving water from that river. It stirs up the bait and the catfish hang around there.
Sep 20, 2023 13:13:37 #
Gotaway1 wrote:
For those who fish for catfish, how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
I bank fish and hardly ever move, I just wait them out.
Sep 20, 2023 14:02:53 #
Sep 20, 2023 14:08:41 #
charlykilo
Loc: Garden Valley Ca
I think there is no real answer. Remember the fish are mostly on the move.
Sep 20, 2023 14:45:45 #
Roystarne03
Loc: North Carolina
Gotaway1 wrote:
For those who fish for catfish, how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
Sep 20, 2023 17:31:13 #
Catfish have a very strong since of smell. If I do not have a hit within 15 to 20 minutes, I move. I only fish lakes so not sure if this is the same for rivers or streams.
Sep 20, 2023 19:15:57 #
Gotaway1 wrote:
Waiting no longer than an hour sounds good. Thanks Gordon!
Sep 20, 2023 21:03:33 #
charlykilo wrote:
I think there is no real answer. Remember the fish are mostly on the move.
, Thats what I figureSep 21, 2023 00:12:51 #
Sep 21, 2023 08:10:01 #
NJ219bands wrote:
If you chum, the fish 🐟 come to you.
Can't chum out here in Ca, at least where I fish you can't
Sep 21, 2023 19:01:20 #
Mauwehu
Loc: Norwalk Ct
charlykilo wrote:
how long should you fish in a particular spot before moving when the catfish aren’t biting?
Depends on if they quit biting when you got there OR will start biting when you leave?
Depends on if they quit biting when you got there OR will start biting when you leave?
That was kinda deep, kinda insulting. Kinda mean but very funny. 😆
Sep 21, 2023 23:27:24 #
SDJayhawk
Loc: San Diego, CA
One of the posts above says…”….fish are mostly on the move.” With catfish in particular, I don’t think that is true. It may depend on the water itself, whether it be a creek, a river, a pond or a lake. I used to do a little diving in a small midwestern creek in the middle of the day. I would always find catfish up tight against the bank and under thick root systems of trees on the bank. “Noodlers” in places like Oklahoma often seem to find cats in “holes” in the banks. My suspicion is that in many cases cats get “on the move” at certain restricted times of the day. If you can find where they are “holed up,” you might be in business. For that reason, I like the idea of moving if no action after an hour.
Sep 22, 2023 02:25:35 #
Gotaway1
Loc: Riverside, California
Good information/advice to utilize on next outing. Thank you Jayhawk for the tips!
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