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The big difference is, I consider 15 to 30-minutes plenty of time for a cat to bite at night, but by day, I’ll give a spot about twice that.” “The bite may be slightly faster at night, but plenty of catfish are caught by day. “A lot of our tournaments during the summer are at night, but catfish can be caught day or night,” he said. “Each of these creates unique situations with deeper water, current and eddies. “I target specific places including bends in the river, logjams, eddies, junctions of feeder creeks and natural rock bluffs,” he said. For pleasure fishing and to increase the number of bites, simply downsize tackle and bait used to target the big cats. Schultz said he and tournament anglers he knows target big flatheads because the tournament environment rewards bigger fish. We catch fish from all size classes, with fish in the 30-pound class not an unreasonable expectation for any trip.” “The Neuse has plenty of hefty blues, as well as channel catfish,” Schultz said, “but the flatheads rule, and I can’t imagine a better river for catching both quality and quantity of flatheads. A tournament director with the Neuse River Catfish Hunters tournament trail, Schultz has long been a flathead fisherman, and years of fishing have confirmed what he’s long suspected: the Neuse River is a flathead paradise. With blue catfish bursting on the scene in recent years, some fishermen may overlook flatheads, but not Tyler Schultz from Rock Ridge, N.C. Here’s a look at six of the Carolinas’ top catfish waters, with basic patterns described for August fishing in rivers and lakes, covering how to catch blue, flathead and channel catfish.
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