I fish the Stumphole area but not much for catfish, even though we have caught a few on cut bait, mainly white perch. It is quite a haul from the canal area to stumphole, by boat or car. From what I have read the catfish bite is good at the canal and I sure wouldn't make the run to Stumphole if I was near the canal.
We got some guys on here that have recently fished that area for catfish,so hopefully one of them will hop on with some good info for you.
SeaRay