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View of Ohio River at Cincinnati OhioMY 28 pound BLUECAT Nov.5th. 2007 and a 26 pound blue cat on the bottom of the boat !!


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November Update: I got 3 fishing trips this week, just had to get out while the warm weather was here. I got at least 1 catfish per each trip, not a lot of bites. I Tried to get shad at the public landing ramp but no luck, so had to depend on my back up baits. Nov 9th. Headed to the Mill creek spent and hour there NO bites! I went back up river to Hooters and no bites there either. I finally caught a small channel cat 1.5 pounds at the Ky Pier of the Central Bridge on chicken breast.
Nov 10th. I got started very late at Hooters at noon time. I hit the cat on the head for I boated a channel at 12:05. The fish was 5 pounds 4 ozx.,23 inches. This fish just slammed the chicken breast. That was it 1 more bite an hour later. I called it a day around 14:00 and headed home.
Nov 14th. Got to the ramp at 08:40 headed to Hooters, there was a strong current and got set up before the frog dropped down again. Had a couple of taps on the smokey, but that was all. 10:25 set up at the back of the Water Front. !0:35 outside rod got hammered, hooked a small blue cat. This was also on chicken breast, the fish was 3pounds 3 oz. It was 21 inches, but put up a good fight. Next spot was at the Covington landing at 11:20. 11:40 inside rod got hit hard. I hooked a 5pound 14oz. channel cat that was 23.5 inches. This fish took the chicken liver. Then at 11:53 the middle rod got a strong tap, this time a small channel cat was at the other end. The fish had swallowed the hook. It was 2 pounds and 19 inches. It also hit the chicken liver. I cut the line and got it back into the river. It was a decent day all the way around. I headed home around 13:00.


CATFISHING October 26th. UPDATE: I got to the ramp at 07;45,however the fog was too thick to launch my boat. I did net 3 small and 1 big gizzard shad, so I baited up two of my rods. I cast them out one on each side of the ramp. At 08:45 I noticed a bite on the one rod, pulled back and there was a fish. It turned out to be a 2 pound 5 ounce sheep head perch, 15 inches. I got it back in the river as soon as I could for they go into shock so easily.
09:00 got the boat in the river and headed to HOOTERS. 09:25 I got a tap on a chicken nugget. 09:55 had a hard bite and clicker run on a SOMKEY, the fish ran it into a snag. No more bites so headed down to the Mill Creek area at 10:50 I put out my 3 rods at 11:10; fresh shad on all of the rods. Fished for 1 hour No bites at all! I took the boat back up to HOOTERS for another try. I spent about 30 more minutes before hanging it up for the day; headed to the ramp and home. I just can not understand why the cats are not even tapping the Shad, believed it would be the hot bait this time of year. I plan on trying it again next week; hopefully I will get some more action than this trip.


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BLUE CAT Oct 21st. update: I got to the ramp around 08:30 so got out my casting net. I gather in about 18 small gizzard shad in 5cast. I baited up a rod with one of the shad and got it out into the river while I waited for Joe. When Joe started loading his gear, I reeled my line. I was surprised for there was a fish at the other end. It was a small DRUM just about a pound never saw it hit the bait.

09:10 we got set up at HOOTERS, Had some bites and taps but that was it. At 10:40 headed for the Ohio bank to check out a spot I was told about. Looked over the area with the fish finder, no fish were marked. We set up at the overlook above the big mac bridge at 10:50. We had 1 light tap for the effort. We headed back to Hooters; lines in the water at 11:25.

11:40 Joe caught a fish, carp 2.5 pounds on chicken breast. I was get hard taps on my chicken liver but never a pull on the fish. 12:05 Joe caught his biggest catfish while fishing with me. It was a real nice blue cat of 15 pounds 6 ounces and 27 inches. It just slammed Joe’s rod and he put up a long hard fight before we got it in the dip net. Once again chicken breast did the job.

That was all the action we got so headed to the ramp at around 13:00. Still NO BITES on the fresh SHAD, just the chicken liver


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Oct 19th. I got to the ramp at 10:05; netted a small shad for bait. My rods were in the river at Hooter by 10:35. There was a decent current in the muddy river. Fist fish of the day at 11:00; was a channel cat 3 pounds 6 oz., 20 inches. This fish like the chicken liver I got this morning. 11:15 hooked the biggest channel cat of the day. This fish was 27 inches and weighted 10.5 pounds. This cat liked the chicken breast.
Now the wind started blowing up river bouncing my small boat around. 12:00 pulled in a 4 pound 10 oz Sucker that had tapped my line a couple times. 12:30 hard rod bending hit; this one; was a 20 inch channel cat. This 3 pound 6 oz fish hit the chicken liver. All the channel cats really put up strong fights today. 12:40 hooked a 4 pound 21 inch channel cat; chicken liver was the bait it took. Last fish of the day was 20 inch 3 pound 4 oz. channel the hit the chicken breast.
I tried the shad and thawed out shad but the cat NEVER even tapped it. I headed back to the ramp at 13:45, pleased that the trip provided some good action. I plan on getting back on the river on the 21st.


October 8th. I got started late so headed right to HOOTERS. 09:55 had my lines in the river. There was a cloudy sky and a little current in the river. 10:10 caught a small flathead on a piece of Smokey. It was 13 inches and only a pound. 10:25 I boated a small channel cat of 2.5 pounds and 18 inches. This fish hit the raw garlic seasoned chicken breast.

10:50 it started to drizzle so put on my poncho, it did the job for a little while. 11:10 rain came down harder so moved under the deck at HOOTERS; that worked out. 11:40 caught a better channel cat of 3.5 pounds, 21 inches. This fish hit the cut shad for a change.

I boated 2 more channel cats while under the deck both hit the chicken breast. The big fish of the day was only 3 pounds 10 ounces and 22inches. The last fish of the day was a 2 pound 10 ounce channel and 20 inches. I moved out of the deck when the rain stopped and set up by the Ky. pier of the purple bridge. I had 1 tap on the shad in 30 minutes. I decided to call it a day and head for the ramp, just as I started down river the rain opened up still had my poncho on so that did help. It was a trip with some action for most of the time.

October 12th. I got 2 nice shad at the ramp at 09:20 before heading to HOOTERS. The river had a strong current and muddy; the air was very cool but I was dress for those conditions. I had 2 light taps on the chicken breast. At 10:15 I had a decent bite on the fresh cut shad, I was too eager and pull back too soon. That was it for the action; so decided to run down to the Mill Creek at 10:45. I spent a hour the and NO bites at all so went back Hooters. I fished until 13:30; with no more bites there either. I was skunked but a least I gave it a try for there will not be many days left to get on the river this year. No photos for the fish were just too small.



Well I got 2 trips in so far in October. On Oct. 1st. I gota few fresh shad at the ramp for bait. I was late getting started so headed straight to Hooters. I caught 3 fish at Hooters, 2 channel cats and 1 buffalo sucker. The bigger channel cat was 7 pounds 29 inches. The sucker came in at 21 inches and 5 pounds. I did have some other hard bites but missed them.
14:00 I fished at the Ky. pier of the purple bridge. 14:05 I hooked a small channel cat, only15 inches and 1 pound 3 ounces. That was the only bite in 30 minutes, so I packed it in for the day. All the fish were caught on chicken beast, not even a tap on the fresh shad I netted at the ramp.

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12-06-08 UPDATE I finally checked out my fishing log book for 2008. I had more trips but, caught fewer & smaller fish. Not a great year on the water. For more details check out MY 2008 CATFISHING SEASON


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Here is the biggest catfish of 2007 I caught Nov 10 th.2007 right above the HOOTERS in Newport Ky. across from Cincinnati!


MY 28 pound BLUECAT Nov.5th. 2007 and a 26 pound blue cat on the bottom of the boat !!


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