Channel Cats on Fly?

[Matt Geiman]

On a creek I fish regularly I've seen some nice channel catfish taken by bait fisherman. I haven't caught one on a fly but would like to try. I know many of you guys here have taken cats on flies, and would love to here the flies and techniques you are using to catch them. 

Thanks!

Matt

[Aaron O]

Clousers have worked for me.   Fish them slow and low

 

 

[TurbineBlade]

Agree with Aaron.  Someone on here just got a big carp the same way.  

I also just (like literally 20 minutes ago) watched RSW catch a fat channel catfish on a leech pattern on the bottom at 4MR.  

Gene

[Aaron O]

Gene,

 

          What part of the river was he fishing?  How did you do?  I hope better than we did the other morning.

 

Aaron

[Matt Geiman]

know any specifics on the leech pattern?

[TurbineBlade]

At the outfall actually -- I usually don't fish there for too long, but at low tide this morning there was so little water it was unbelievable!  Wind blew it all out.  Very, bloody cold too.  

Got a small bass and several bluegill and pumpkinseed on a brassie soft hackle, nothing huge. 

Talk to you!

Gene

[TurbineBlade]

Oh, I think it was a larger, purple one with an egg nose.  He'd have to confirm, but I think that's what it was.  

Gene

[Brendan]

you'll get them on clousers and streamers occasionally, especially in tidal areas. have also picked up a couple nice ones on poppers fished along shallow weed beds during the summer in both the tidal and upper potomac. fun to catch but usually kind of disappointed b/c first thought is that it's a trophy bass. 

[r...@robsnowhite.com]

The big channel cat was on the purple worm, same style as the one used on the Yellow Breeches. 

First time my guides iced up on me all season was today. 

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[Matthew Longley]

I thought this weekend was supposed to be warm!  On the 5 min walk back to the car last night from 4MR my laces froze up completely--it took me 10 minutes to get my boots off.

On Monday, February 18, 2013 4:01:42 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:

The big channel cat was on the purple worm, same style as the one used on the Yellow Breeches. 

First time my guides iced up on me all season was today. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 18, 2013, at 2:13 PM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Oh, I think it was a larger, purple one with an egg nose.  He'd have to confirm, but I think that's what it was.  

Gene

On Monday, February 18, 2013 2:11:39 PM UTC-5, TurbineBlade wrote:

At the outfall actually -- I usually don't fish there for too long, but at low tide this morning there was so little water it was unbelievable!  Wind blew it all out.  Very, bloody cold too.  

Got a small bass and several bluegill and pumpkinseed on a brassie soft hackle, nothing huge. 

Talk to you!

Gene

On Monday, February 18, 2013 1:30:33 PM UTC-5, Aaron O wrote:

Gene,

 

          What part of the river was he fishing?  How did you do?  I hope better than we did the other morning.

 

Aaron

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[TurbineBlade]

Yeah - no joke Matt.  At 9:00 this morning my waders and boots were literally frozen solid.  I put them in the truck near the heater to loosen things up.  That hasn't happened before to me yet.  Also, much of 4MR was frozen solid, likely due to not just cold but lower water volume.  

Plus, for the 2nd time this winter - I had frozen rod guides and super-kinked fly line.  

I can't wait for the summer.  I'm going to wear my lefty's lid, my wading boots and wading socks, tight, white briefs only, no shirt, and a landing net around my neck.  If people ask how the fishing is going, I'm going to make barking noises and give them the finger.  

Gene

[TurbineBlade]

[John Bilotta]

Gene,

Looking forward to hearing how the summer fishing wardrobe works out.

John

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[Senor_denito]

I've caught all my cats at the tidal basin bumping clousers off the bottom during the day or with an olive or black conehead wooly bugger at night.  I caught these late in November as the temps started to drop.  Real fun fish to fight when they circle and hug bottom.    

On Monday, February 18, 2013 12:42:55 PM UTC-5, Matt Geiman wrote:

[Matt Geiman]

Thanks for sharing! I wouldn't think of catfish being active that late in the year. Any idea what the water temperature was when you caught them?

[Rob Snowhite]

The sewage outflow area averages 62F this time of year.

 

Rob Snowhite

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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Channel Cats on Fly?

Thanks for sharing! I wouldn't think of catfish being active that late in the year. Any idea what the water temperature was when you caught them?

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[Longley]

Well it all did start at 98.6F...

[TurbineBlade]

Yep, poop and pee.  If they'd let me fish in the primary treatment, I'd try it out.  

Gene

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:11:05 PM UTC-5, Matthew Longley wrote:

Well it all did start at 98.6F...

On Feb 20, 2013, at 9:06 PM, Rob Snowhite <r...@robsnowhite.com> wrote:

The sewage outflow area averages 62F this time of year.

 

Rob Snowhite

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From: Matt Geiman <matthe...@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:43 PM
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Channel Cats on Fly?

Thanks for sharing! I wouldn't think of catfish being active that late in the year. Any idea what the water temperature was when you caught them?


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[Chuq Yang]

I caught this guy on a black wooly bugger (bouncing on the bottom with 6" strips) on 4MR about a month ago by the power pole on the N side of the river.  I didn't pull him out of the water, so these pics will have to do.  My first catfish on a fly and a fly that I tied myself!

Chuq

On Monday, February 18, 2013 12:42:55 PM UTC-5, Matt Geiman wrote:

[r...@robsnowhite.com]

Chuq, is that the fish we saw pulling line off your reel? That was quite a fight!

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[Chuq Yang]

Sure was.  Wish I'd had a net that day!  :)

On Friday, February 22, 2013 1:29:19 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:

Chuq, is that the fish we saw pulling line off your reel? That was quite a fight!

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On Feb 22, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Chuq Yang <chuq...@gmail.com> wrote:

I caught this guy on a black wooly bugger (bouncing on the bottom with 6" strips) on 4MR about a month ago by the power pole on the N side of the river.  I didn't pull him out of the water, so these pics will have to do.  My first catfish on a fly and a fly that I tied myself!

Chuq

On Monday, February 18, 2013 12:42:55 PM UTC-5, Matt Geiman wrote:

On a creek I fish regularly I've seen some nice channel catfish taken by bait fisherman. I haven't caught one on a fly but would like to try. I know many of you guys here have taken cats on flies, and would love to here the flies and techniques you are using to catch them. 

Thanks!

Matt

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[TurbineBlade]

No!  No net.  Fishing rule #1- 

If you want to catch a huge fish you need to forget your net at home.  

Gene

[Aaron O]

Rule number 1 doesn't work for me.  I don't even have a net and I still dont catch the big guys.

[Brendan]

strangely true... 

[TurbineBlade]

Got this little one on one of RSW's helgrammite flies.  Those suckers have been one of the most productive flies for Beth.  

Gene

On Friday, February 22, 2013 3:41:53 PM UTC-5, Chuq Yang wrote: