If you want to start fishing, then catfishing is a great way to start and catfishing in ponds is the best way to learn how to catch catfish. Ask any experienced angler and he or she will tell you want a thrilling and enjoyable sport catfishing in ponds is. Start by learn to catfish in ponds then with your acquired skills, you can move on to larger bodies of water or rivers. You also get a good work out when you hook a big one. This muscular fish will fight you all the way.
You may think that catfishing in ponds means trying to catch small catfish. This could be true but if you do your research, you will find ponds with very big catfish. Catfish will live long and grow to a monster size if the water remains clean and fresh and there is an abundance of food. Catfish are not fussy. They will eat anything.
Whether you are fishing in private or public ponds, and you are hoping to catch the really big fish, then you must find out a few things about the pond. If you ask an angler who fish this water, you will know the type and size of catfish you can expect to catch. You are likely to see pictures of the big fish caught with the proud angler standing next to it.
Another way is to look at the water. Is the water in the pond clean and regularly refreshed by water running into it? Stagnant water is not the place to catch the really big catfish. You will expect to catch smaller catfish in such ponds. You can also tell by looking at water if there is adequate food to sustain the big fish.
When catfishing in ponds, spend some time working out where the catfish are likely to be. Look for rocky areas, deeper part of the pond and where there are fallen trees or tree stumps. Catfish like to spend time is holes along the pond bank, or sink holes on the pond floor.
Apart from the obvious advantages of catfishing in ponds, it is an excellent way to introduce children to this fantastic sport. You do not need a boat as you would in large areas of water and you can happily fish all day on the bank and catch fish along the pond's edge.
Channel catfish, the Blue catfish and the Flathead are the three catfish you are likely to catch in ponds. Channel catfish is an excellent fish for managed ponds because they feed on insects and the remains of dead fish and unlikely to dwindle other fish stock.
The blue catfish will pose a challenge for you. They are the most difficult to catch. Although they are larger than Channels, they are fussy eaters and will not take your bait easily. Flatheads are only found in USA. They first originated in the Mississippi river and it's tributaries but was introduced to other waters and now present throughout USA. Flatheads are big but not difficult to catch because they are very greedy feeders. With the right bait and rig, you will have great fun bringing this monster in.
You may think that catfishing in ponds means trying to catch small catfish. This could be true but if you do your research, you will find ponds with very big catfish. Catfish will live long and grow to a monster size if the water remains clean and fresh and there is an abundance of food. Catfish are not fussy. They will eat anything.
Whether you are fishing in private or public ponds, and you are hoping to catch the really big fish, then you must find out a few things about the pond. If you ask an angler who fish this water, you will know the type and size of catfish you can expect to catch. You are likely to see pictures of the big fish caught with the proud angler standing next to it.
Another way is to look at the water. Is the water in the pond clean and regularly refreshed by water running into it? Stagnant water is not the place to catch the really big catfish. You will expect to catch smaller catfish in such ponds. You can also tell by looking at water if there is adequate food to sustain the big fish.
When catfishing in ponds, spend some time working out where the catfish are likely to be. Look for rocky areas, deeper part of the pond and where there are fallen trees or tree stumps. Catfish like to spend time is holes along the pond bank, or sink holes on the pond floor.
Apart from the obvious advantages of catfishing in ponds, it is an excellent way to introduce children to this fantastic sport. You do not need a boat as you would in large areas of water and you can happily fish all day on the bank and catch fish along the pond's edge.
Channel catfish, the Blue catfish and the Flathead are the three catfish you are likely to catch in ponds. Channel catfish is an excellent fish for managed ponds because they feed on insects and the remains of dead fish and unlikely to dwindle other fish stock.
The blue catfish will pose a challenge for you. They are the most difficult to catch. Although they are larger than Channels, they are fussy eaters and will not take your bait easily. Flatheads are only found in USA. They first originated in the Mississippi river and it's tributaries but was introduced to other waters and now present throughout USA. Flatheads are big but not difficult to catch because they are very greedy feeders. With the right bait and rig, you will have great fun bringing this monster in.
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