texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,571
TexDawg 119,516
Bigbob_FTW 94,879
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,260
Bob Davis 81,480
Mark Perry 72,282
Derek 🐝 68,311
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,817
Posts13,935,058
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Need Help for Catfish on Belton #9489246 11/17/13 02:34 PM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
J
Jamoke Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
I randomly catch catfish, I only fish Belton Lake. I know the lake pretty well, I have spent 8 years on the lake 1-3 times per week. I am not a jug or trot line fisherman. I have been reading all the posts for quite some time. I tried a Santee rig for 6 hrs yesterday. 1.5 oz lead, 3 foot leader, #3 circle hook with a float 8 inches below the hook. I slow drifted both the entire sand flats and the flats by 36 bridge with whole Frozen salted shad. Using a drift Sock. I had a couple of bites, and retrieved shad heads, but no fish. At the end of the day I was able to cast net 30-40 shad from 2-6 inches. Any advise is appreciated, I have friends visiting and would like to catch a few fish and have a fish Fry. Thanks

Wet Rooster Jigs Fishing Super Store
Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9489368 11/17/13 03:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
C
chikenfrie Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
C
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
I'm in the area till Wednesday and plan on finding some fish. What area are you at?


Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9489390 11/17/13 03:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,957
B
Bob Landry Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,957
Good Luck. I think most of the regular posters here are guides and they aren't about to give up their hot spot locations. I haven't fished Belton a lot, but from what I've been able to find out, the North end close to the 36 bridge seems to be a poplar spot with them. Don't think they are just going out and randomly finding fish on the fish finder and tearing them up. Go out a few days before you are going to fish and bait a couple places with some range cubes or sour mash chum. Do it for a few consecutive days before you go.

I saw that on Conroe once while fishing with a buddy. We were tied up under a bridge and doing OK, but while we were there a couple of guides showed up with pontoon boats loaded with people. They would throw out a couple of scoops of chum and immediately start putting fish in the boat. Most of the fish we caught there were full of grain.


2015 Seaark 1872 MV CC Etec-90
Two Helix 12 CHIRP SI's, , MinnKota Riptide ST80/i-pilot Link, Bob's Hydraulic
2020 Robalo R200 CC, Yamaha 150

Bitter Gun Owner
Bitter Clinger
Armed Infidel
Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: chikenfrie] #9489447 11/17/13 03:55 PM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
J
Jamoke Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
Originally Posted By: chikenfrie
I'm in the area till Wednesday and plan on finding some fish. What area are you at?


Thanks for the reply, I Live off of 439 near the Dam, But put in a Roger's Park yesterday. I can get to any part of the Lake pretty easily. I'm not sure if I was fishing too deep, or wrong location, or wrong presentation. right now I have live shad in a bait tank.

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Bob Landry] #9489450 11/17/13 03:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
J
Jamoke Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
Originally Posted By: Bob Landry
Good Luck. I think most of the regular posters here are guides and they aren't about to give up their hot spot locations. I haven't fished Belton a lot, but from what I've been able to find out, the North end close to the 36 bridge seems to be a poplar spot with them. Don't think they are just going out and randomly finding fish on the fish finder and tearing them up. Go out a few days before you are going to fish and bait a couple places with some range cubes or sour mash chum. Do it for a few consecutive days before you go.

I saw that on Conroe once while fishing with a buddy. We were tied up under a bridge and doing OK, but while we were there a couple of guides showed up with pontoon boats loaded with people. They would throw out a couple of scoops of chum and immediately start putting fish in the boat. Most of the fish we caught there were full of grain.


That is a great Idea, I have used high protein range cubes in the past at my barge, (no longer have the barge) with good results. I thought that only worked because it was a static location, Thanks

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9489471 11/17/13 04:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
F
foxracerblade Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
F
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
When you were out there did you happen to see a bunch of jugs floating around? Thats why there is no fish, we need a slot at Belton so the catfishery can replenish. I too am having the same issues, drifted the flats out in front of Mcgregor park the other day for about 4 hrs with no luck, headed over to Owl Creek park and got the same results. I will say that fresh shad is much better than frozen. Im interested in seeing where this thread goes, someone has got to be catching fish on Belton.



PB Blue 47# Lake Belton
PB Flathead 16# Guadalupe River
PB Channel Cat 6# Choke Canyon

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: foxracerblade] #9489484 11/17/13 04:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
J
Jamoke Offline OP
Extreme Angler
OP Offline
Extreme Angler
J
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,111
Yes Jugs were all over the lake. I ran from Rodgers to 36 bridge and owl creek.

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9490873 11/18/13 02:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,382
F
Freeman Clark Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
F
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,382
Belton is a hard lake to set a pattern on.If the bite is on you better stay with them.

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493144 11/19/13 12:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
C
chikenfrie Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
C
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
Just got set up near the 36 bridge and plan on being out here awhile. I will give a report if anything exciting happens.


Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493146 11/19/13 12:07 AM
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
F
foxracerblade Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
F
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
Awesome! Look forward to the report



PB Blue 47# Lake Belton
PB Flathead 16# Guadalupe River
PB Channel Cat 6# Choke Canyon

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493212 11/19/13 12:31 AM
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,859
B
big10 Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,859
Chickenfrie, you shoulda said something sooner. I thought about giving it a try today but decided last minute not to. I woulda gone to meet another tff'er. i even had a little bait left from this weekend that needed to be used.


Jerry Dillard
Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493217 11/19/13 12:33 AM
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
C
chikenfrie Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
C
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
As soon as the sun disappeared I heard one of my clickers slowly going out and then my far rod just started screaming. A nice 8 lber blue that had some spunk in him. Think it should be a fun night!


Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493230 11/19/13 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
F
foxracerblade Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
F
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 210
Wish it was a weekend, I'd of joined you



PB Blue 47# Lake Belton
PB Flathead 16# Guadalupe River
PB Channel Cat 6# Choke Canyon

Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493231 11/19/13 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,859
B
big10 Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
B
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,859
Sounds like a good start!!


Jerry Dillard
Re: Need Help for Catfish on Belton [Re: Jamoke] #9493261 11/19/13 12:51 AM
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
C
chikenfrie Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
C
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,470
Weekend? Pshh, I gots the week off work! I'm in town till Wednesday morning, plan on fishing tomorrow as well from the banks if any of y'all are interested.


Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3