Friday, June 3, 2011

Catfishing In Ponds

By Doug Taylor


There are three main kinds of catfish that you can find in pools. The tiniest of the 3, and most likely the ones that you are going to spend the most time catching, are the Channel Catfish. The 2 other larger species of cats are the Flathead and the Blue catfish. These last 2 can grow to incredible sizes.

Channel catfish generally eat a trash diet -- picking off bugs on the water's surface and eating dead forage fish -- which explains why they're superb for managed ponds. They are also easy to catch, and usually, the populations have no problems surviving after a catch and release. Flathead catfish are renowned for their voracious appetite which makes them incredibly straightforward to catch also. Blue catfish, on the other hand, are tougher to find due to their dieting habits.

There are 2 advised types of tackle that you can use for catfishing in ponds. If you will be fishing in a pool which has the larger assortment of moggies like blues and flatheads, then think about taking a medium action rod, with either a spinning or baitcasting reel.

Use treble hooks because these fish will easily suckle the bait off a single point hook. With the way that catfish treble hooks are designed, moggies are unable to get the bait off, and when they have the hook in their mouths, they're caught.

For smaller catfish, you may use ultra light fishing tackle. You must think about taking one or two rods with you. Having a couple of lines soaking at the very same time will raise your chances of having a bigger catch. Allow your lines to soak, but ensure the drags are set loose on the reels.

With loose reels, the fish can swim off with the bait hooking themselves in the procedure. As fast as you hear the drag hollering, tighten the rod down till you feel pressure, and start fighting the fish. This is typically enough pressure to keep the fish hooked.

These kinds of catfish are typically straightforward to catch so long as you give your bait time to soak. You may mate the water to bring the fish to you. You can toss dog food, sweet corn, or broken up corn flakes into the water to bring the catfish to your location, making them simpler to catch.

You can also try catfishing in ponds at night for the best chances at catching plenty of the bigger monsters. The large fish go roaming at night so, if you want to catch them, your surest chance is to go fishing after dark with bigger, stinkier baits.

Noodling for catfish in pools has also become extremely well-liked. The basic concept behind noodling sounds simple enough at first. It basically calls for you sticking your hand in a hole, run it into a fish mouth, grab the fish, and pull it out of the water. It is actually much more complicated than that and is essentially quite an involved process.




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