Thread: snapshots with my new 997 + a question

Here are a few shots I took of a few creek mouths stacked with fish, another is a pic of what looks like a bunch of tires on the river bottom. My question is for SI owners that know what they are looking at. The third picture is of a tree or branch but just below it there are a handful of bright white flecks almost drifting out of the screen. Are those fish. They look as if they are pretty decent size fish. The reason why I ask is because I know that Bluecats are very structure oriented and I fish for them a bunch on the river but I didnt bring poles this day. Just went out to play with my new toys. Anyways hope everyone enjoys the shots and answers would be appreciated on the 3rd pic! By the way, finding bait fish is simply amazing with si. I found shad all over the place and would have never known they were there with out si. This is important when your a catfisherman that needs to find bait fresh every time out!

more! By the way, does anyone see any pics in the last pic here also. I see some white specs with shadows below the tree but im not for sure if its rocks or what. Im just trying to figure out what fish look like on the si when they are close to the bottom. Its easy to see them in the water column but Im having trouble seeing them in the si images when they are above the bottom of the si image.

I'd say the white specs below the tree are rocks; next time, use your cursor to zoom in and blow the picture up. If they're big blues, you should be able to make them out.

Here is a pic with fish close to the bottom....

Originally Posted by rnvinc

Here is a pic with fish close to the bottom....

I see that and that is a no brainer for sure but you gotta remember Im trying to spot catfish on Si and Im not saying there down there just laying in the mud but I know they relate to the bottom. Not a professional but I would say that most of the time with high current sutuations like right now on the Ohio your not gonna get to see cat suspended in the water column like that. I Just figure Im not gonna get the luxury of hunting for shadows under fish. Im still tweaking my graph so im sure I can still get my pics to look better.

I will say this though, I seem to get a lot better si shots and readings in lakes or creeks where there is no current. As you can see the shots of the creek mouth turned out pretty good but the shots of the trees on the bottom didnt. The only difference is Im in high current areas. Could that cloud things up??

Originally Posted by fished-out

I'd say the white specs below the tree are rocks; next time, use your cursor to zoom in and blow the picture up. If they're big blues, you should be able to make them out.

I may have confused you and maybe not. In my first post, the 3rd picture down my curser is right on top of what I called a tree but it looks more like just a straight branch. Just below that there is some white flecks. Approx. 9 of them. You may have been looking at the right picture and if so let me know. The only reason I questioned it is because on my second post where I posted the tree I can see rocks plain as day. Let me know if you think those are rocks also. There not very big white flecks but they arent casting shadows like rocks normally do.

In the shot with the cursor on the tree... I would call those fish.

Originally Posted by Quicksilver1958

In the shot with the cursor on the tree... I would call those fish.

Yes I agree

Originally Posted by CrappieCrazed

I may have confused you and maybe not. In my first post, the 3rd picture down my curser is right on top of what I called a tree but it looks more like just a straight branch. Just below that there is some white flecks. Approx. 9 of them. You may have been looking at the right picture and if so let me know. The only reason I questioned it is because on my second post where I posted the tree I can see rocks plain as day. Let me know if you think those are rocks also. There not very big white flecks but they arent casting shadows like rocks normally do.

Yep, could be cats. That tree is about 30' long and the elongated shapes below them are laying close to the bottom. If you were going upstream, that might put them in the current break; only thing is, they look to be 10' away or so and I'd have thought they'd be closer; could be a big one or two keeping them out, or maybe they were actively feeding, just laying there waiting for dinner to roll in. Only way to know for sure is to anchor upstream and tumble some baits down to them.

Originally Posted by fished-out

Yep, could be cats. That tree is about 30' long and the elongated shapes below them are laying close to the bottom. If you were going upstream, that might put them in the current break; only thing is, they look to be 10' away or so and I'd have thought they'd be closer; could be a big one or two keeping them out, or maybe they were actively feeding, just laying there waiting for dinner to roll in. Only way to know for sure is to anchor upstream and tumble some baits down to them.

Alight fished-out, now you got me interested!! Maybe this is gonna be the dumb question of the day but how do you know that that tree is appr. 30 foot long just by looking at the picture??? By the way, the fish were on the upstream side of the tree but just above them was a very slight hump that had just drifted out of screen. I would say this will be one heck of a spot to fish to be honest with ya. I think that is my biggest problem with looking for the shadows under the cats in the river when there is screamin current. Im not saying there laying in the mud because I dont believe that but Id say there suspended just inches off bottom when the current is rippin. That is also just an opinion but when current slows down we find them suspended a heck of a lot more often. People think im crazy when I say this but I think of the blues in the river just like stripers. Very structure oriented, Normally finds structure in hight current situations, and when current slows they will suspend at various depths. I appreciate your input on this thread. you seem to know your stuff so IM LISTENING! So, how did you know that tree was 30ft long?? Boy I hope thats not a stupid question.