![]() ![]() Understanding this helps a lot when it comes to tailoring your approach to catching these fish. ![]() There are some places with HUGE channel catfish but in most waters, fish from one to a few pounds are going to be what is typically caught when targeting channel catfish. In most waters in the United States, with very few exceptions, channel catfish are going to be of “average” size. These mistakes are often what make the difference between fishing and catching. I’ve taught many people to catch channel catfish through my career as a professional catfish guide and find that many people go about it the wrong way, making a lot of mistakes that cost them fish. Channel Catfish – Bread and Butter Catfishing if I’m after bigger fish and catching trophy class catfish I target one of the other types of catfish. I fish for channel catfish primarily for fast paced action, lot’s of fish and with a goal of catching as many of the them as I can as quickly as possible. That’s fine though because our trophy blue catfish more than make up for the lack of big channel cats. Here in Texas, where I guide and fish, we don’t have the luxury of having huge channel catfish like many parts of the country. ![]() Many of the same principles apply but this is all about what I call “bread and butter catfish”. I catch a lot of larger channel catfish using these techniques as well as some blue catfish also (and you will too) but if you’re looking for specific information on catching larger fish this is probably not the approach for you. While you very well may catch some larger channel catfish by following these tips, they’re geared towards putting numbers of fish in the boat and doing so quickly! ![]() This information is geared towards targeting numbers of channel catfish and fast paced action. ![]()
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