They were caught on Circle Hooks ,, But I did Not catch any of them.. They were bunched up in a Eddy in the River... I lost count cleaning them but I think it was 8 in about 4 hours --- Two Blue and the rest Channel Cats,,, but they had to be Fun... Ranging in size from a Blue 28 inches -- 2 at 24 and the Rest between 19 and 22 inches long.. when they start getting to 24 inches that Skin is Hard to pull... the Big Blue Cats Filet was 6 1/2 inches wide