I wish I new the - ' Hill".
We came up slow with. Only 23 Channels Today. Down on the.- Concho-.

Any advice for Fort=Phanten. For a Newbie? Thankyou/

This time of year a good boat will help track'em down
Catfish are like cows(IMO) they follow the same routes season after season
just like any other instinct driven critter.
Trying to explain all the variables to a lake Ive fished for over 40yrs would take no less then a book.
Reacting and adapting continually,absolute freshest natural bait(s)solid tackle and a good measure of patience.When you study long you dont have to study wrong,many often due.
You got till the end of May to get'em hooked on the HILL!

I usually dont take pics of eaters we catch'em pretty regular
Went huntin yella's this morning and managed to get 3 on a string
and had 4 nice pigs shake the hook half way in.
They were all much bigger then the largest in the pic(est 40"=25-26lb)
Small two were 10-12lb,they came home and the big'un was released back on THE HILL!

Catboss.
That is a great-Catch!!
Best eating in the World.

Nice looking fish

Very nice fish

+1000.....love them delicious flatties!!!!!!

Good pic !!!

Tried my luck at the hill. Did not have much luck on spillway cove. Tried to find how you get to Comanche trail point. Been down the road a few times looking for access to the lake, but again still have not been able to find any. Maybe better luck next time. Good lucking yellow cats.

Decided not to go out this morning,T W I C E !!
Bud and I rolled out anyway,got 8 poles baited by 8am
Wind already up to 24mph,cloudy and rain on the way,lets get it ON!

Caught 11 of these little guys 5,6,7lbrs



Got acouple 3 in this range 26/27lb



3 of the Blue Pigs 25+lb



Had two get off in this med size range right at the bank(same pole,junk17lb line,Bud stripped the reel and put it up LMAO!!)
This 38lb got grabbed



We were off the lake and eating at Denny's by 12:00pm all 18 fish were released unharmed,Bud bought breakfast to cover the bet that got me moving LOL!
Gonna wait out the coming full moon phase before heading back out to THE HILL!!

Guess I should have strayed out a little longer or not drove around so much. Good looking fish.

dont let him mess with u to much badger..thats not the west side of phantom..very well may be phantom but not the west Ive banked fished that lake for awhile now and have fished every bank spot u can get to and boat fished it alot..enough to know the shoreline looks like and steep rock banks..nope.

wetpapersack didnt catch anything this week(month)
so he goes trolling . . . . . .
Nothing was said about where we got on the flatheads(Ill never give up my Flathead spots)
TWO Consecutive days for well over 200lbs CAUGHT!(shake offs and break off excluded)
Still several weeks to early to be looking for flatheads on the west side of the Hill.
Soon enough though there will be 3 places that will produce the 40 and 50's we catch EVERY SEASON
without fail.
Fishing a lake and actually "knowing" a lake are two different subjects,obviously painful for the competency challenged.
(camera angle does make it appear abit steep but it wasnt)

Not worried about the yellowcats(unless you just give up the info ;)). Just was curious about some different spots on th west side. Fished most of the east side, just seems the west side is hard to get to. I see people fishing the bank on the west side when out on a boat, just can't seem to figure out how to get there.