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The crappie fishing has been okay but most of you know me and I'm spoiled rotten. Looking into just having a lot of fun when I'm off or maybe even with clients. What's ya'lls input and tips on summer catfishing? Thinking about offering some night trips if I can make it work consistently too.
Hey Darryl,
I think it would be great. It is a lot of fun to catch them hard pullin cat's. Crappies are not the only fish. Jerry was talkin about bream fishin.
May come down this Saturday. Would love to tie into some nice cat's.
Sorry I don't have much input for you Darryl. Those cats do pull really hard and I bet folks would pay good money to go drag em in the boat. Good luck buddy
Sounds like you may have a plan working, it may be hard for you to schedule in some sleep. Good luck with it if you decide to do it.
Darryl there isnt a thing wrong with pursuing the other C fish. I would just bait you up a couple of holes with some sour grain and get after em.
I still want to come over to Hammilton and nightstalk that spot under the 7 South bridge where the channel runs right up to the bank. I think we would knock em in the head right there
Come on out Doug and we'll go after them. Gooch I'd like to do that but we'd have to do it in a different boat than mine. I can't put my guide boat on the water at Hamilton. Better yet, Jerry and I are going to bait some spots up here on Greeson and I thinks it's time for a serious nightstalk here. I bet we can land us some nice cats.
Hey Buddy
Been missing you on here. What about them stripers?? I am constantly being asked if I know a dependable striper guide. I see post on crappie.com as well asking about striper guides.
You would be doing everybody a favor by thinning them out too.
DP
Whats the deal with your boat and Lake Hamilton?Quote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Morris
Darryl,
I have been trying to convince my family to change our annual family camping trip to greeson, & my uncle's love to trotline for catfish. All I need to hear now is that the catfishing is good on greeson, so I can make another push to change from lake chicot. I'm all ears...................
Go over here, maybe they can help you.
http://www.catfish1.com/forums/index.php
Did I read what I thought I read? givem heck cuz.
Umpteen years ago a Federal Judge deemed Lake Hamilton a Federal Navigable Waterway so the Coast Guard will have authority over the Duck Boats (tour guide boats) and the Bell of Hot Springs (dinner boat), both of which carry lots of passengers. The Coast Guard left us little fishing guides alone for years knowing that was the judge's intent. But now we have a new Lt.Comm. in charge of this region (a little man in a big uniform) and he is towing the line -- HARD. Now, if I or any other guide gets caught on Lake Hamilton without the Coast Guard approved Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels licence we will be fined and possibly have our boats impounded. The problem is further compounded by the fact that my boat is known on the lake and if I just take my family or some friends or neighbors fishing (not for hire) the Coast Guard will give me a ticket, impound my boat and then I will have to go to court to prove it wasn't for hire. Essentially, I have been run off the lake just because of a judge's ruling and a Coast Guard Lt.Commander's lack of common sense. The lake is not "navigable" nor is it a body of water that normally would require such licenses. We have decided not to pursue the licensing because of the extreme amount of time lost and cost to do so. GREESON'S BETTER ANYWAY. Anyone want to buy a condo on the lake?Quote:
Originally Posted by creekslick
Give you congressman a call, may help.
That is a completely absurd interpretation of the law. I can understand the law in terms of the tour boats and dinner boats, considering that they had to find some way to legally keep an eye on 'em. But, to extend that same law to the fishing guides is ridiculous. Is that same federal judge still around? He might be able to better interpret the law for the new lt commander.
And with the catfish...I'm with Grubby on this one. Why would you ever ask us for input on cats...when you've got "the man" sittin' over there in OK with all the info?:D
And, as someone else already stated, I figure that there would be a much bigger demand for striper guides around that area. What are your thoughts on that?
Other than that, I have enough trouble catching crappie in clear water...much less any of them ol' whiskers.
I think you will do good Darryl,could also offer turkey hunts if you know what I mean,lol.Hey man go for it.
Darryl ,the catfish bite is getting hot. I just started a 10 hr a day job in a heavy steel fabrication shop. That was not good for my fishing and probably bad idea for my back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darryl Morris
Went out yesterday after work and caught 7 channels. We bait our holes with ''sweet 10 '' horse feed. Soured wheat works great if you can get it cheap. The sweet feed is 5.90 a sack in Perryville at the Farmers Co-op. I put it out this afternoon late on 3 holes. I'm trying condos as they are in open water and my main hole around a large stump is getting crowded! Seems like everyone has found my spot and is trying to take it for their own. I had it pretty much to my self 5 years ago and more people crowd in every year now. I dump feed on my spots regularly when I can and fish will stack up if they are'nt fished out. Last year my stump hole produced 57 in one day for me and family alone! If you do bait the condos ,don't use light line. I switch to a half dozen 16.5' Black Widow Poles with a heavy line and a hook. I use no weight and bait with Catalpa Worms or liver. The fish at times are so full of feed they won't bite near as well with a weight on there.
The longer you bait the more fish tend to stack up on a hole. A couple years ago we fed over a ton in one season , yes a ton of feed! The people I took ,caught over 500 lbs in one week!
Try baiting a few condos and hang on. We just anchor and drink something cold. That is when we have time as fishing can be fast and furious. I hope it works for you as well. I usually dump a sack in each spot to start. Then a 1/2 or less every 2 or 3 days. If you catch a few and the action slows ,throw a few hand fulls of feed around the boat while fishing. The fish will get fired up after being baited several times on the same hole. That fresh feed scent will put them hunting more. Good luck!:D
Your correct on fishing info . But I mentioned this forum there and got deleted and warned not to do it again!:(Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveJ
Thanks Nimrod for the info it will no doubt be useful!!! Come on down when you have time and we'll go see if we can jerk some up.
What is this world coming to???? Darryl is asking for advice about fishing and Nimrod has a real job??? I am going to read Revelations. This has to be mentioned somewhere in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
DP
Same thing happened to me. But good info, they seem paranoid about it. Seems to me in the long run it would help.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Nimrod,
How do you bait with the soured grain: do you just pour it out of the bucket or put it in a burlap bag and sink it or what? Also, do you sour the sweet feed, too, or just the wheat? Thanks in advance.
The sweet feed ,just pour it over the stumps or other cover. Wheat or other grain should be soured to work fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by blairarnold
Hey , tore them up this morning and we caught about 3 limits by 8.30.:D It's funny as a boat was within a couple of boat lengths and had'nt caught the first Catfish when I left.:rolleyes: I knew the folks and asked if their grandchild wanted to fish in the back of my boat. They laughed and said that the child already said she was in the wrong boat.:D We watched the child catch several and returned her to their boat. I told them to move onto my spot when I pulled out. Her great grandfather is a friend and I always like to see kids catch fish. I've got two more holes baited that have'nt been fished yet this time.:D
I hope baiting works as good for you and the others wanting to try.
Ever consider fishing Nimrod Lake ? The catfishing is getting red hot. We are catching the fool out of them with poles , who needs a trotline?:confused: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by randybenham
Nimrod,
We've been going to lake chicot for a long time, & I can't get my uncle's out of the "tradition" of going to chicot. We always go down there in may, & the crappie are hard to find, & when you do find them, most of them are dinks. My dad & I crappie fished for 3-4 days, & only found a few worth keeping. We actually talked about going up to nimrod, & I'm gonna work on them some more. I need to get up there & learn that lake. Keep catchin' those cats.
Randy