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how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? #10767478 04/14/15 05:49 PM
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I hardly ever have luck fishing in shallow water. I get hung up alot and usually start drifting around in 8 foot instead of doing what everyone recommends (retard) so if I want to go to lewisville and go up the colony way or somewhere in shallow water how do I pick a good spot? If I get in less than 3 foot of water my fish finder doesn't read very well... anybody know how to locate fish in shallow water?

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Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767490 04/14/15 05:53 PM
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To me the key to finding fish is never an exact number of feet in depth. You need shallow water in proximity to some sort of structure that holds fish etc.

Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767616 04/14/15 06:48 PM
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Since some of the lakes have come back up, shallow water fishing can be even more tricky now. Tawakoni for instance, rose 5' in a short amount of time. Any place less than 5' deep now was dry ground for a long time until recently, and most of them are covered with submerged grass now. So I was forced to move out just a bit deeper to find water that wasn't dry ground just a few weeks ago.

I look for the shallow water that is adjacent to deeper water and fish the edges of the shallow flat, maybe even right on the edge so we can fish shallow off one side of the boat and deeper off the other, and then adjust according to what the fish are doing.

Best thing to do is find a boat sitting there catching fish, and pull right up beside them to fish. bolt


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Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767656 04/14/15 07:03 PM
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Use side imaging to locate them or call Tom on Lewisville.

Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767669 04/14/15 07:11 PM
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Especially during March and early fall. Drive your boat into the shallow flats. When you start seeing swirls and wakes taking off, Anchor up. This time of the year, mostly shallow points.


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Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767751 04/14/15 07:40 PM
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Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10767891 04/14/15 08:24 PM
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Heron's are good fish finders! They hang out where the baitfish are and of course Fish follow baitfish

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Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10768419 04/15/15 12:28 AM
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Pull up and fish next to a guide, they like the company, and may share their lunch, besides they are always on fish.....lol , not

Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10770828 04/16/15 12:06 AM
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Thank you I'm gonna keep an eye on birds for sure I always see those v's on the top of the water I figure it might be a bass or something.

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Look for birds pelicans water turkeys if they are feeding. Fish their.

Re: how do you locate big catfish in shallow water? [Re: Mark's Fence Repair] #10780942 04/20/15 01:59 PM
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