OK, Taking my family camping this weekend to one of the campgrounds at Colorado bend state park. have been there a few times and have seen guys catch some nice cats but have not had much luck at all, can someone give me any ideas as what to try

Perch is the key there for bait!!!!!

my biggest downfall is that I will be fishing from the bank with rod and reel so should i still use perch and if so you idea where I can get them going that way

perch aren't native to our water's, they may work. But most
of the time only native baitfish or native fish work, b/c that is what the fish are used to feeding on.

I am pretty sure he is talking about sunfish and bluegill, most people just call them perch. They are native to the colorado river.

I dont what waters hes thinkin of, get some worms and catch the perch there

I have been told about using perch before, but was told to use limb lines or jug lines and I will be fishing from the bank, I am taking 2 minnow and craw fish traps and a throw net to catch shad. I have used shad before and some stinkbaits with no luck and I am wanting a change of luck..
P.S. by the way I am from VA but have been at FT Hood for 10 years in the ARMY and nothing I have learned over the years from there even gets me bites so any help would be appreciated

River is wayyy down

Worms will absolutly get you bites, they just might be smaller fish. I would try cut or live shad for bigger fish. Fish in the deeper holes of the river. If you can get your hands on some crawfish you can catch some big gasper goo!(freshwater drum).

And just what would I do with a big gasper goo? Don't tell me.

Fry them up! They are good eating.

I asked you not to tell me that.

I personally dont eat the bigger goos(I will eat the smaller ones) but it is still alot of fun to catch them, isnt it???

I can't tell much difference between a white bass and a goo

I can't say I've ever caught a big one. Maybe 7-8lbs is the biggest. And they stunk pretty bad. I used to eat the small ones. But they never tasted that good to me. What's the biggest one you've ever caught?