| Catfish fishing is an exciting experience
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| | Remember if the water temperatures are
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| for just about any angler, especially
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| | anywhere from about 58 to 75 degrees, you
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| those that are new and fresh to the
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| | should find it easy to catch flathead,
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| fishing experience. It has long held a
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| | particularly if you remember to fish the
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| place of happiness with many anglers as
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| | bottom when or where the fish are out of
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| their favorites.
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| | direct sunlight.
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| One of the first things that you will
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| | Particularly if you are fishing for large
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| notice about catfish fishing is that
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| | flathead, it is always productive to
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| there are many great species out there to
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| | capitalize on the fish being territorial
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| enjoy fishing. We highly suggest giving
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| | by fishing with live bait such as smaller
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| any and all of them a try because each
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| | fish that inhabit their territory. Shad,
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| offers a new experience and provides you
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| | carp, and other types of fish that would
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| with a different method to catching them.
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| | feed on the eggs of the flathead are good
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| Before you start fishing for catfish,
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| | choices.
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| take the time to find out what type of
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| | Another difference when fishing for
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| catfish you have in the location you will
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| | flathead catfish is that flathead do not
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| be fishing. It pays to learn this so
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| | tend to get as large as some other
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| that you can tailor your bait, your
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| | species of catfish. Don't let this make
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| fishing equipment and even your fishing
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| | you think they will not give as good a
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| line to those fish. Many people see a
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| | fight, because the opposite is often
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| very large difference in the way these
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| | true. These fish are ferocious,
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| fish behave, others do not.
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| | energetic fighters able to give any
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| The main differences in catching flathead
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| | angler a respectable tousle.
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| catfish is the flathead species of
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| | Most fishermen tend to believe that
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| catfish are not always in the same
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| | nighttime is the very best time to catch
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| locations you will find other species of
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| | catfish. Those accustomed to fishing
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| catfish. Another difference is that
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| | for flathead cat will likely tell you
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| flathead tend to live their whole lives
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| | different stories depending on which
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| near the same places. Spawning grounds
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| | catfish angler you are speaking with and
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| and territorial habitat are often in the
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| | the areas in which they are accustomed to
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| same small area of water.
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| | fishing. Some will tell you that, as is
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| This makes flathead catfish very
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| | the case with most catfish, the best time
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| territorial, and they will defend their
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| | to catch flathead cat is at night.
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| home territory from any other fish
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| | Others will say it is during the daylight
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| including other flathead. This tendency
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| | hours that flathead will be the most
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| to remain in one small location makes
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| | easily caught.
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| flathead cat aggressive biters, and makes
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| | Fishing during the day is particularly
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| them respond very well to live bait,
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| | productive for the months of May into the
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| since any other living creatures they
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| | earliest part of June and in July all the
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| very likely will view as interlopers,
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| | way into September. Just remember, if
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| causing them to aggressively defend their
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| | you are fishing during the daylight
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| territory. Flathead are even know to eat
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| | hours, to fish the bottom of your fishing
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| other catfish.
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| | hole, paying particularly close attention
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| The best months to catch flathead are May
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| | to submerged structure, slow moving areas
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| through the earlier portion of the month
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| | such as coves, and use live bait when it
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| of June and then the catch picks up once
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| | is at all possible.
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| more in July all the way to September.
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