Kayak Trip Report, 8 Mile Creek (Lake Catoma)

I fished Sunday for the first time in a couple weeks and decided to return to 8 mile creek. I looked at the bridge off CR 1352, but it didn't look any better so I returned to CR 1422. That cliff (small hill really) hasn't gotten any better. I fished the first couple hours with very little luck, but finally found an area with fish stacked up in about 14 feet of water. I tried a little bit of everything, but best bait ended up being a 1/32oz roadrunner head with a 1" Pink/Chartreuse body Slider fished single pole with a slow retrieve 8 to 10 foot deep. Once I found the right combination it was one fish after another, but most were under 9". I kept a limit of Crappie that were between 9 1/2 and 10 1/2 inches and returned a couple hundred short fish. Great day on the water.

Visibility was about 18 inches and 78 degrees at daylight.

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That is a nice mess of fish

I fished it today but must have got in the short fish you threw back. Lol. First fish was over 14 then a bunch of shorts and a few around 10. And yeah the bank just isn’t getting any better.


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Ditch throwing back a couple of hundred short fish would make my day. Much less catching a mess like that. My son has been telling me he has seen what he thinks is crappie stacked up on his fish finder on Catoma in the 8 Mile Creek area. I may have to try to get down there and with him and see if we can catch some crappie if I can get him to quit chasing green carp. Great Job!

Great outing DB, glad you got some fillets the size you like.

Bob D, fried them up for supper tonight, all hot and crispy!!

I'll say one thing about Catoma, great tasting fish much like Madison County Lake.

All specks to boot.

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Nice mess of fish

Congrats on a good trip!

Congrats on a great trip!

Oh yeah! That’s a perfect day in my book!!


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Nice trip out Ditch!

Okay, Yall are hitting a little to close to home. There are no fish in Catoma, Lake George, or Duck river. Ditch must have his lakes mixed up. nonono. You Madison county folks have your own creeks and the River..

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Originally Posted by Bamadadx3

Okay, Yall are hitting a little to close to home. There are no fish in Catoma, Lake George, or Duck river. Ditch must have his lakes mixed up. nonono. You Madison county folks have your own creeks and the River..

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In my defense I live just across the Blount county line. Lol. Been wanting to fish duck river while the boat ramps are closed but can’t seem to get away from 8 mile.


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[QUOTE=Damion Kidd;4153830]In my defense I live just across the Blount county line. Lol. Been wanting to fish duck river while the boat ramps are closed but can’t seem to get away from 8 mile.


LOL, ive only got to fish one time in Duck River before they closed the ramps. Our motor is too big to put in there. We have to borrow a smaller boat to fish there. But I enjoyed it so much, i have decided to re-do my 14 ft vhull so i can fish more there. But, it hasnt been in water for several years and having to do some repair and repainting to get it small lake ready.

Definitely a great day. I can't remember the last time I've caught that many Crappie casting during the summer before.

I called in to work today. Woke up just not feeling good. Was feeling better around 10 or 11 I seriously thought about going back. Lol. But soon as I did someone would find out. But I’m looking forward to hitting it some this fall in between limestone.


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That's pretty strong [emoji123] for summer time.

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Don't worry, work is going to kept me too busy to fish for the next few weeks, LOL!

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Don't worry, work is going to kept me too busy to fish for the next few weeks, LOL!

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And I don’t know how many more times I can paddle through that mess and then drag up that hill. Lol. About passed out yesterday.


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I keep forgetting to bring my shovel and dig some better steps!

Me too. I had it laid out and forgot it. And I wore slick shoes which made it much worse. Lol


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