The Ohio River - Where are the 70 pound catfish at?

[riv56]

I never hear much on here about the ohio river its a great fishery. I fish it all the time, caught some monsters out of there, I think the next state record will be out of there, I have caught many close but no record, question is, am I the only one fishing this great river, if not tell me the secret hot spot where the 70 lber. is lurking.

[catfish chaser]

I think its pretty much you and me Gary that fish from the Beaver River to the Borderline. And there is some monsters there

[moose22dog]

i live 100 yards away from it, it's were i fish 90%. i agree the next state flatty is cmon out of the ohio. when are you guys going to start for flats. i checked the water temp at emsworth dam it's 49 so real close? we should try to all meet up some time since were all kinda close....justin:cool2:

[Dmcsa1201]

ive fished behind the pen a couple times and i fished down at the back channel of neville dam before but the water was coming out to fast and didnt get anything.

[PaJay]

I'd love to fish the Ohio just never got to making the trip. The closest for me would probably 1 1/2 hour trip. Wouldn't have a clue where to start.:sad2:

[moose22dog]

so were do yinz fish the ohio, i know ryan u said from the beaver to stateline. but what about you other guys. i do most of my fishing within 3 miles both way of my house. know some good holes from shore and from water. would like to pick some of yinz brains one night, so as soon as the water hits 51 i'm going to start. ....justin:cool2:

[xnmcclurex]

i fish the ohio sometimes when its not loaded with boats out there.... i fish the montgomery pool and up the beaver river... where raccoon creek leads in and that warm water discharge is looks like a really good spot to me...

[moose22dog]

i fish the ohio sometimes when its not loaded with boats out there.... i fish the montgomery pool and up the beaver river... where raccoon creek leads in and that warm water discharge is looks like a really good spot to me...
never fish there nick, but anywhere there is a warm water disharge is a good spot for all fish. hows the beaver been wanting to fish there never had, the wife and i drove up that way yesterday by new brighten was thinking of going to the damn today. anyone fish there, i only went once or twice last year...justin:cool2:

[xnmcclurex]

never fish there nick, but anywhere there is a warm water disharge is a good spot for all fish. hows the beaver been wanting to fish there never had, the wife and i drove up that way yesterday by new brighten was thinking of going to the damn today. anyone fish there, i only went once or twice last year...justin:cool2:
ive fished it once this year but the river was too high. last year i caught some nice saugers and channel cats up there... in the paper someone caught a 27lb flathead last year and 2 years before that there was a 31lb channel caught on a bass jig:crazy:, theres a really deep pool right under the fallston bridge(the black one closest to the dam) on the new brighton side...just cross the tracks where the opening is and it will lead you right too it...

[catchinghogs]

I have fished the Ohio a few times, I would say try emsworth. Justin do you fish the dam there I have fished that where the creek comes into the water. This spot must get fished alot. The two times I was there I never saw so may empty cans of cannabait worms:angry:. But it made good kinlin for fire. We never caught no big fish there but a few flatheads. Good fishing up the back channel of Neville Island know of some really big fish out of that area.

[catfish chaser]

never had alot of luck at the new brighton dam for flatheads but catch alot of channels

[moose22dog]

hey mark, i don't rally go there that much cause there is alot of guys that fish there and i really never had to much luck. i do launch my yak from that creek to get to the river and fish right in front of the dam. can get pretty close with out being seen. the back channel is on my list this year, only been there once. i go to a spot couple miles down river from the dam. ..justin:cool2:

[Bigcatpat]

your not alone on the ohio.I live in bellevue and fish the ohio or the beaver at least 3 days a week if my back lets me. I,ve been up around 40 with several fish last year.IMO I,m 100% sure that the next state record is gonna come from here.Give me a holler if you see me at either river. White dodge van with catfish on both sides.

[moose22dog]

hey pat i can't believe i have never seen you or your van i live right up the hill from the dam off of highland. i will keep an eye out for you. let me know the next time you go out im laid off right now so anytime. we can shot the shit...lol:smile2:

[moose22dog]

was wondering if anyone fish at dashields dam, was going to give it a try today. and if so where can i park on rt 65 side or the other. ..justin

[waynesburgjay]

Welcome to the BOC Pat.

[catfish chaser]

was wondering if anyone fish at dashields dam, was going to give it a try today. and if so where can i park on rt 65 side or the other. ..justin There is a way to get there trough the industrial park in leetsdale. Alot of people fish there. Its where the little sewickley goes into the Ohio. But warning about the Dam, they don't let you get close to it. the will send someone to kick you out.

[catfish chaser]

Welcome Pat

[moose22dog]

well just checked the gauges at emsworth dam water is 51-52 degree's. to bad it's going to snow next week and get cold again. i might go out one night this weekend not sure yet will have to watch the weather.....justin:cool2:

[Bigcatpat]

i fish below dashields once in a while. You can get below the dam on either side. To get to it from the rte65 side,you go into the industrial park & go to your left,stay to your left until theres nothing left but trees. You,ll be able to see where theres a path going down the hillside.The path ends down at a nice deep hole.To get there from the other side you have to go over the sewickley bridge-go rt at end of bridge-follow 51 to the rt when it splits into a Y(first light).You,ll come to an intersection where theres a garden center on your rt-turn rt here-keep following until you come to a volunteer fire dept on your left hand side.Turn right after you pass that. There are signs for some small park thats back there.The road that leads back there says govt prop dont enter,but I,ve been back there a lot of times and no one from the locks ever bothers you.Theres usually always at least a 1/2 dozen guys fishing there-theres a lot of room. Most of them fishing there are after walleye or smallies.

[katplayer187]

Hit the wall on the front channel today with a few guys I fished cats with big creek chubs came up empty!! They got a few walleye white bass and sheep head. Water was high n muddie..

[moose22dog]

just checked the gauges it's not looking good going down fast went from 52 today to 49 tonight and still going. this is just bullshit!!! thanks for the info pat will have to check it....justin:cool2:

[riv56]

I caught two flatties sunday afternoon, both close to twenty lbs. thats a good start. anybody know where a guy can catch some bull heads, I use to know a great spot, but them darn flatheads eat em all. Me an jason got a 400 gallon bait tank we can fit a few bullheads in there, I hope. Along with some blue gill, crappie, rainbows. I think I am rambling on tell my secret baits, now ryan will start catching some 40 lbers. I hope so. Good luck guys an let us know how ur doing, by the way new brighton dam is a good place to catch flatheads even in the day time, jason an me caught lots, helped us win a couple local tournaments.

[Bigcatpat]

Hey Gary. I aint gonna bullshit you. If i figure out exactly where on the ohio that 70 pounders sitting at, I,m not even gonna tell my wife.:crazy:

[moose22dog]

hey gary congrats on the flattys thats a nice way to start 09 off. ryan said brighten dam was not to good for flats, i haven't been there for some time but last time i was, i caught a handfull of flats when i was bass fishing there,just useing a berkly gulb 3in grub(lol). i still havn't found anywhere for bullheads but if i do i will pm you. does any of you guys fish the back channel for flats i always hear alot about there, any spots from shore. only one i know is where montor comes out?...justin:cool2:

[catfish chaser]

I hit the Ohio yesterday but didn't have any luck from the shore. Montgomery had all of the gates open so the water was really fast. Tried another spot not even a bite.

[catfish chaser]

[, by the way new brighton dam is a good place to catch flatheads even in the day time, jason an me caught lots, helped us win a couple local tournaments.[/QUOTE] I've never had any luck thee Gary. The channels always eat all of my sunnies before the flats get them. Only place i have had any luck is by the bridge but never anything over 20lbs

[moose22dog]

I hit the Ohio yesterday but didn't have any luck from the shore. Montgomery had all of the gates open so the water was really fast. Tried another spot not even a bite.
i know your pain been out about 4 times and not even a bite yet, just check the gauge water temp back up to 50. this week it's supposed to warm up by the end of the week but i'm not going to hold my breath just yet. hey gary any way you you can tell where you got those two on sunday? lol...justin:cool2:

[moose22dog]

went out for a few hours today and tuesday only got a few drum on crawlers on the bottom, look's like this weekend might be good with the warm weather cmon. the water right now keeps going between 49 and 50 as of 12:15 a.m. hopefully by sat or sun night hit's mid 50's, i need to put a fish on the board of the fish off...lol....justin:cool2:

[katplayer187]

On the water right now via blackberry started at the back channel and picked up 1smallie 2 walleye 1 channel and yes! A 15lb flat...since the sun is high now the bite is off...will post pics later tonight.

[katplayer187]

heres my 1st flat of the year finally broke the seal!! got a 4.5# channel also..

[moose22dog]

went out last night wanted to go to dashields but when i got there, there was about 20 guys there. so i ended up going to glenfield and a buddy meet me there. we fished from about 9 till 1 and neither one of us got as much as a bite..lol. i guess we should have went to hpd were my buddy wanted to go, maybe this week i will get out that way. has anyone gone down there yet are the flats hitting the dam?:cool2: justin

[riv56]

Me an Jason went out Sat. nite the water temp was 55.4 below the dam we were out from 10:30 till 3:30 we got 3 flattys, one probably 4 lb.. one 16-17... and one 27-28 lbs. over all it was a good nite. Hey Ryan that was that little local tournament. We won......just lucky

[catfish chaser]

Way to go Gary, I fished the Neocats tourney Sat and can in tied for 9th. Gary I'll be down your way on Friday night shore fishing. Having problems with the boat motor again

[moose22dog]

well i finally got in to some flat's last night, i went out in my kayak by emsworth dam around 7:30 and was able to get 6 in 2 hours. the biggest one was only around 10, but it was good to catch some.i then went over to hpd to meet a buddy and was there till about 2 A.M. and out of the three of us no fish and only a couple of bites. i still think the big A is still to cold but the eye's were everywhere wish i had some jigheads with me...i just got back from dashields with no luck not even a bite was useing live gills and cut drum. i can't believe there not in that deep hole close to shore, i always thought they stayed deep in the day and shallow at night or is it differant in pre-spwan? well tight lines looks like pre-spwan is just starting!!!.....justin:cool2:

[moose22dog]

i forgot to say the water last night was 60, just looked right now it's 62. here is the link for emsworth you can get to other spots through this link. hope this helps someone...justin:cool2: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=03085734

[katplayer187]

Fished back channel from boat lastnight from 1030pm till 300am got 1 small flat about 3lbs and 1 eye about 15inches..trolled from 79 bridge to neville bridge and back with wally divers and shad raps with no hits at all..

[catfish chaser]

Fished the Ohio Today with not too much luck. Caught 3 channels biggest around 6lbs. Caught 4 walleye also all on live bluegill, hoping for some flats to bite but no luck.

[Bigcatpat]

I fished the ohio today for about 5 hours. The action was pretty slow. Only 1 channel,around 5 lbs.My wife was fishing for Walleye & sauger. She did pretty good.Fished at the kilbuck access area.:sad2:

[jgr220]

Hey guys this is my first post looking to get out next week one night behind the ice arena bank fishing. Caught 2 fish estimated in the mid 30# range last year there. Also has anyone tried live trout or drum for bait? Last year I was using 6to 10 inch suckers and I figure a12 or 14 inch bait would give me a shot at a fish in the 40+ # range. any help would be great.

[Naack]

Hey guys this is my first post looking to get out next week one night behind the ice arena bank fishing. Caught 2 fish estimated in the mid 30# range last year there. Also has anyone tried live trout or drum for bait? Last year I was using 6to 10 inch suckers and I figure a12 or 14 inch bait would give me a shot at a fish in the 40+ # range. any help would be great.

Welcome to the boards ! i havent got to use any live trout.. hard to keep em kickin.. the suckers should work good , and i dont think size of bait = size of fish alot :tounge_out: ive cought 10lbers on a 10inch dead trout and have cought 40lbers on gill.. all depends on what the fish want at the moment :wink:

[Bigcatpat]

Hey guys this is my first post looking to get out next week one night behind the ice arena bank fishing. Caught 2 fish estimated in the mid 30# range last year there. Also has anyone tried live trout or drum for bait? Last year I was using 6to 10 inch suckers and I figure a12 or 14 inch bait would give me a shot at a fish in the 40+ # range. any help would be great.
Welcome to the club Mike! I agree with Shawn-as long as your using bait over 6-8 inches,you just gotta hope the right fish is around.I,ve experimented with some large baits-1 to 3 # fish.I got some nice runs on them but never hooked up with the biggest baits.I felt like they were just grabbing the big ones and running with em.I,ll still throw one out once in a while,but I think by staying in the 5 to 12 inch range I,ll hook up with more fish & better my chances for the big ONE.

[jgr220]

Thanks guys If I can get out next week will let ya know what bait I used and what worked.

[waynesburgjay]

welcome to the club Mike

[catfish chaser]

Welcome to the BOC Mike

[riv56]

Welcome to the boc mike, an I have used 15 inch live rainbows an caught fish but really no monsters about 25lbers

[moose22dog]

well as of 8:00 tonight the gauge is slowly going down at 16.48 ft, and the temp keeps going between 61 and 62.(at emsworth) i haven't been out in a couple of days anyone hittin anything and if so where,what,when? i might go out tomm night not sure i'v been getting ready for our kayak trip this weekend down in wv hence why i haven't been fishing. well tight lines hope they start hitting...justin:cool2:

[xnmcclurex]

this thread is lookin weak compared to the skuke, anybody have any reports of any fish? what has everyone been using for bait?

[Bigcatpat]

this thread is lookin weak compared to the skuke, anybody have any reports of any fish? what has everyone been using for bait?No reports.I,ve had some health problems goin on and haven,t been able to get out since last friday.I agree.Let,s keep this thread going strong.:ooooh:

[xnmcclurex]

sorry to hear that pat, where were you in your avatar?

[Bigcatpat]

sorry to hear that pat, where were you in your avatar?Dam out new brighton.:big_smile:

[xnmcclurex]

i thought that looked familiar, i really dont like fishing up there for cats, its too snaggy for me, i only use floats with a spinner underneath with a shiner on it, never too much luck on the bottom, the best place is on the new brighton side and upstream of the fallston bridge like 50ft, HUGE!!! hole right there

[moose22dog]

same here guys no report sorry, i haven't been out in some time(last week). i was hopeing to see some reports of someone catching some flats. don't know what the hell is going on with them, anyone have a clue? the water temp at emsworth is 66 as of 6 a.m. today shouldn't they be going crazy getting ready to spwan? well i plan on hitting it hard from after the game tonight(go pens) till atleast early next week. so if anyone wants to meet up send me a pm i will give you my cell # so we can meet. i'm starting to get tired and freaked out by fishing by myself..lol. ah ya pat if you want to meet up and your back is acting up i could help with carrying your sh%t, hope it starts to feel better. looks like the next handfull days are going to be nice....justin

[xnmcclurex]

the flatties ive been catching have been on the beaver river in shallow water and cut bait. caught two 10lbers and a 12lber and a few small ones inbetween so far this year...

[catfish chaser]

The Ohio seems to be the dead sea. I've been out 6 times in the past 2 weeks and NOTHING. Usually i've landed some decent flats by now. going to pull an all nighter saturday hopefully something bites. I have been catching some big walleye off of my gills though.

[waynesburgjay]

The Ohio seems to be the dead sea. I've been out 6 times in the past 2 weeks and NOTHING. Usually i've landed some decent flats by now. going to pull an all nighter saturday hopefully something bites. I have been catching some big walleye off of my gills though.
I've been having the same problem, except I'm not hooking the walleyes lately. Somethings got to give sooner or later.:big_smile:

[moose22dog]

i'm glade and not that i'm not the only one with this promblem. what the hell is going on i don't get it. they should be hammer everything by now the water at emsworth is 69-70. are they aready spwaning? this is my first pre-swpan and it kinda sucks. i always here how good it is but i'm not seeing it. i'm hitting dams at night and deep holes during the day, am i doing anything wrong. ah yea i'm using live and cut bait, everything u could think of sept chubs haveing got any yet. i'm still going to try but wouold like to atleast start seeing bites or something to keep me motived. tight lines..justin

[catfish chaser]

Fished the Ohio last night and had all kind of action. Caught 20 or more flats, but the size wasn't there the biggest was 13lbs. I had to really nice runs and didn't hook up. I'll be headed out 2morrow to see if I can get into some bigger fish

[Bigcatpat]

i'm glade and not that i'm not the only one with this promblem. what the hell is going on i don't get it. they should be hammer everything by now the water at emsworth is 69-70. are they aready spwaning? this is my first pre-swpan and it kinda sucks. i always here how good it is but i'm not seeing it. i'm hitting dams at night and deep holes during the day, am i doing anything wrong. ah yea i'm using live and cut bait, everything u could think of sept chubs haveing got any yet. i'm still going to try but wouold like to atleast start seeing bites or something to keep me motived. tight lines..justinI think they,re just starting to kick into gear now.I know they,re catchable in water colder than 70,but that,s when I really start my season in earnest.We got a long and hopefully productive summer ahead of us.Take it from one of the [old] guys,it,s comin around,slow down and enjoy it.:wink:

[socex]

Fished montgomery dam all night on saturday. caught a mess of flattys,but nothing over 10 lbs. only one fish this year over 20. Hopefully the monsters start biting.

[bw69r]

Fished montgomery dam all night on saturday. caught a mess of flattys,but nothing over 10 lbs. only one fish this year over 20. Hopefully the monsters start biting.
Nice to see ya again Jason. congrats on gettin' into some fish. the big ones should start to pick up with this warmer weather heating the water up.

[moose22dog]

i hope so, the water got up to 71 yesterday, should they be spwaning yet?

[Bigcatpat]

i hope so, the water got up to 71 yesterday, should they be spwaning yet?IMHO-they,re just starting to look for spots now.:big_smile:

[catfish chaser]

Fished montgomery dam all night on saturday. caught a mess of flattys,but nothing over 10 lbs. only one fish this year over 20. Hopefully the monsters start biting.I know the feeling Jason. I was down there today and the biggest was 12lbs, but caught a bunch of smaller ones

[riv56]

Hey ryan I would be happy to catch a bunch of pound to a pound an a halfers, then I would have me some good bait. Good Luck this year everyone, hope we have a little better luck than we had last year, for some reason it was a little slow for me last year, an I put a lot of time on the rivers. Cant put as much time on the water as I would like, I got this darn thing called a job, that keeps getting in the way of my fishing time.

[catfish chaser]

Ohio River is starting to pick up nice. Been catching some decent fish. biggest being 24#

[moose22dog]

hey guys long time no see, i'v been hitting it hard latley either getting bait or pulling all nighters for flat's. i would have to agree with ryan the big o is starting to turn on atleast over my way. and sounds like near ryan also. i don't want to say yet what i got cause i need to enter them in the fish off but i did get a new pb. i will say that every flat i got was on live gills(nothing dead) they seem to want something wiggling alittle. got a hand full of channel on cut sucker late at night last week and in the same night saw two guys hammer them on shrimp. well tight lines seems like they are biting...justin

[Bigcatpat]

hey guys long time no see, i'v been hitting it hard latley either getting bait or pulling all nighters for flat's. i would have to agree with ryan the big o is starting to turn on atleast over my way. and sounds like near ryan also. i don't want to say yet what i got cause i need to enter them in the fish off but i did get a new pb. i will say that every flat i got was on live gills(nothing dead) they seem to want something wiggling alittle. got a hand full of channel on cut sucker late at night last week and in the same night saw two guys hammer them on shrimp. well tight lines seems like they are biting...justin
Wondered where the hell you was!:wink:

[moose22dog]

hey pat i sent you a pm just a fyi. ya i know it's been awhile atleast for me since i was on. i started to get light headed for awhile but now that i'm back with "my peeps" starting to feel better..lol. so whats the report anyone do anything. i'v mainly staying close to home been doing pretty good on the big o no need to go anywhere alse. i did go to hpd last week got a couple there and a buddy did also.(i think i might of said that in another reply?) i still want to try that spot you told me pat on the north shore just haveing yet(waiting on my ccp)..lol. has anyone talked about doing a yinzer gathering i would, i would like to get toghter and pick some of you veterns brain for a night. and the three rivers is such a good fishery why the hell not. well i figured i would get the ball rolling on this and lets try to make this happing. tight lines bro...justin

[moose22dog]

one more thing all the flats that i got or saw were on live bait nothing dead. i have been useing live gills. but just found a honey hole for suckers/chubs. but live shit has been working for me.

[sethebailey]

gonna get by bait outa north park and head down to the ohio tonite with a buddy . good posts .and i ll let u all know how it went. also the first fishing trip for the dog :big_smile:

[waynesburgjay]

welcome to the club Seth

[catfish chaser]

Welcome Seth

[DIESELkat]

Welcome aboard and good luck.

[moose22dog]

me and a buddy went down to the dam last night only i only got a 3-4 pound dink, and he didn't get a bite. so we went farther downriver from the dam and he got a 5 lber and i got a 4 lber,6lber,and a 11ber, i also lost one that had some ass on him felt like maybe the 17lber i need for the fish off..lol. but the one thing that i was suprassed with was that it was the first time this year the flats were hitting dead and live bait. we were using gills and suckers both dead and alive. don't know about everyone saying the spawn is here, but the big o is still going strong. by the way i got two of the three and the one i lost all in about an hour. tight lines bro don't start bass fishing yet, they aren't done....justin p.s. welcome seth glade to see another big o guy here!

[moose22dog]

just checked the gauges here at emsworth the river is 77 and the height is around 14 ft. was going to held out tonight will give a report. i think they might be spawning now with the water so warm only one way to find out..justin

[Bigcatpat]

gonna get by bait outa north park and head down to the ohio tonite with a buddy . good posts .and i ll let u all know how it went. also the first fishing trip for the dog :big_smile:
WELCOME to the BOC Seth!:0a25:.

[moose22dog]

looks like no one is doing any fishing on the big o! well mike and i went out on his boat my way on mon night and had a crazy night to say the least. it started out normal with a hit here and there and i think i got the first flat( just a little guy that un hooked himself at the boat) then mike got a nice channel(8lb) and so on. so after about 2 1/2 hrs at one spot we decieded to move up river to a diff hole and thats when thing's got crazy. we were there for only 5 min's and i got one, then 5-10 mins later mike got a good run and hooked up, then my other rod go's off and i'm hooked up. then as we are reeling in our double mike's other rod goes scream and now he has two rods hooked up. so i reel mine in fast( just a dink) and grab mikes rod in the holder( meanwhile mike is still fighting his first fish) so as soon as i grab the rod i know it was big started pulling drag and some good headshake's, and thats when it happened he got me in a snag and for what seem like an hour i tryed to get him free but couldn't. and after about 15 min's the line broke. so buy know mike landed the first fish(15 lb) and then his other rod went off, so by now within about 30-40 mins we had 5 out of our six rods going off with three at the same time. so mike gets this guy in and once again it's another 15 lber. he got two 15 lber in about 15 min's..just crazy. so the grand total for the night was 10 fish, i had 3 and mike had 7 he diff out fish me that night. now mike has all the wieghts and i have the pics so i will post the pics and i'm sure mike will write a post here as well.
and last night matt (vinestbrew) and i went down to the same spot from sure and had a pretty good night as well. i landed a 19 lb flat and a dink,he got a 15 lb flat and a 8 lb channel. so take a wild guess to where i'm going tonight...lol. tight lines guy's, get your ass's out on the water....justin

[moose22dog]

more pics from sunday night!!

[moose22dog]

last pic from sunday night!!

[moose22dog]

here are the pics from last night!!

[moose22dog]

one more pic from last night

[NorthportTroller]

Excellent job Justin and Mike.:wink:

[bw69r]

looks like no one is doing any fishing on the big o! well mike and i went out on his boat my way on mon night and had a crazy night to say the least. it started out normal with a hit here and there and i think i got the first flat( just a little guy that un hooked himself at the boat) then mike got a nice channel(8lb) and so on. so after about 2 1/2 hrs at one spot we decieded to move up river to a diff hole and thats when thing's got crazy. we were there for only 5 min's and i got one, then 5-10 mins later mike got a good run and hooked up, then my other rod go's off and i'm hooked up. then as we are reeling in our double mike's other rod goes scream and now he has two rods hooked up. so i reel mine in fast( just a dink) and grab mikes rod in the holder( meanwhile mike is still fighting his first fish) so as soon as i grab the rod i know it was big started pulling drag and some good headshake's, and thats when it happened he got me in a snag and for what seem like an hour i tryed to get him free but couldn't. and after about 15 min's the line broke. so buy know mike landed the first fish(15 lb) and then his other rod went off, so by now within about 30-40 mins we had 5 out of our six rods going off with three at the same time. so mike gets this guy in and once again it's another 15 lber. he got two 15 lber in about 15 min's..just crazy. so the grand total for the night was 10 fish, i had 3 and mike had 7 he diff out fish me that night. now mike has all the wieghts and i have the pics so i will post the pics and i'm sure mike will write a post here as well.
and last night matt (vinestbrew) and i went down to the same spot from sure and had a pretty good night as well. i landed a 19 lb flat and a dink,he got a 15 lb flat and a 8 lb channel. so take a wild guess to where i'm going tonight...lol. tight lines guy's, get your ass's out on the water....justin
congrats on the awesome night fellas.

[readingcatfisher]

Good work guys keep em comin:wink:

[Bigcatpat]

here are the pics from last night!!
Looks like good fishin guys!I,ll be out this weekend.:wink:

[jerry0909]

going friday nite going to catch 100 baits and hit it hard

[Bigcatpat]

100 baits! You aint playing around brother.:crazy:.

[ste6168]

100 baits! You aint playing around brother.:crazy:.

100 baits! How many rods are your throwing at a time? :smile2::wink:

[jerry0909]

3 i like to keep a fresh boy on if he aint kickin on to the next one

[moose22dog]

went out last night to glenfield and had a pretty crazy 30 mins, like mike and i did just 2 weeks ago. it seems like between 12:00 and 2:00 is diff the best time to fish this hole. so i got there around 11:30 and by the time i got a fire going wasn't till about 12:00 or so till i had my rods in the water. almost 12:30 on the dot my big rod goes off and i land a nice 7lber,(looked like he got his ass handed to him) then 10 min's later my king kat rod starts screaming and was doubleed over. so i hit him and thought i was snagged cause it was just dead weight then i felt two hard head shakes and my drag started to scream ago, so i know it was on then. now i only have 20 lb mono on this rig and the king katt rods are like utra light's for flats. so 5 min's in to the battle, my big rod start's scream so i put the king katt back in to the rod holder and hit my big rod. as soon as i hit it my line just snapped (40 lb power pro) so i throw it down and go back to the king katt rod( which looked like it was going to brake in the rod holder and he spooled 40yrds or so off) luckly he didn't get snaged and after a about 5 more mins so landed a very nice 35.5 in 23 lb buet! this is the exact same size i landed last thursday at hpd 35.5 in and 23 lb. i think i'm going to keep fishing thursday night's..lol. then after all the crazyness i stayed till the fire went out which was around 2:00 or so, and only had some nibbles. but was wierd when i reeled in both my lines both bait's were gone.
i can't understand why more people don't fish the big O , or maybe the do and just don't post. but to me the hole in glenfield is one of the best place's to fish from SHORE. now there's been night's were i get skunked and not even a bite. but there's also night's that last for an hour or two that are like last night. i guess i shouldn't bitch cause i always,always have that whole place to myself. which is about 50 yrds of shore, but i'm not one of those assholes that will cry about guy's fishing "my spot" or not saying where they are bitting. any who, if you ever see a red f-150 with a tool box on it and fishing stickers on the back window. come say what's up and will bs and hopefull catch some of these great fish we love. tight lines...justin:cool2:

[bw69r]

nice fish Justin, congrats. sounds like you got yourself a good area to fish.

[moose22dog]

thanks brian, she was fun on that king katt rod. it is a nice place and i can drive my truck on the rock beach right on the water. hows you knee been able to do any fishing?

[bw69r]

haven't been able to get out yet. started therapy and it sucks but i'm getting better slowly. hopefully pretty soon i can get out and get some fishing in. you can't beat a good hole that has big fish potential that you can drive your truck to and no fishing pressure. thats like finding gold brother.

[NorthportTroller]

Justin K, excellent report, and fish dude. If I wasn't so far away, I would gladly back up the old Suburban next to ya, open the barn doors, pass ya a cold one, and set some lines up. Sounds like a great way to fish bro. Keep up the good work.:wink:

[Bigcatpat]

Nice flattie Justin! I aint been down there lately.I like to start a little earlier than you do and there,s too damn many jetskiers there til after dark.If I see your truck in the lot there I,ll stop.Take it easy and good fishin!:wink:

[moose22dog]

thanks pat and john, any time you want to head out this way john hit one of us yinzer's up man, in case you didn't know we all like beer and a free one is even better...lol. and pat that was a late start for me also but went down by river rescue for a few before i went to killbuck. and i haven't seen to many jet skiers for awhile, mostly everone pulls their boats out by sundown. and you just got to deal with a few barges on some night's....tight lines bro.justin:cool2:

[River dog]

Saw some nice flatheads and channels caught during the cat masters tourney
yesterday in Monaca on the ohio river and it was during the day! The best fish was a 19lb flathead my best was a 13lb flattie they are in there...:big_smile:

[socex]

Finally got a chance to get out Saturday for catmasters. Took 5th place:angry:. 19.9 was biggest fish. Only got 3 fish for weigh-in. One more dink would of won it. Went back out later that night and hauld a 40 lber out. No camera ,but took pic with phone. gonna try and figure how to get it on here later. Bite was really good. gonna try to get out tomm. if I can actually get a day off work.

[bw69r]

Finally got a chance to get out Saturday for catmasters. Took 5th place:angry:. 19.9 was biggest fish. Only got 3 fish for weigh-in. One more dink would of won it. Went back out later that night and hauld a 40 lber out. No camera ,but took pic with phone. gonna try and figure how to get it on here later. Bite was really good. gonna try to get out tomm. if I can actually get a day off work.
nice to see ya again Jason. congrats on placeinng 5th at the tourney and the 40lber later. hope you can get the pic up i'd love to see it. what did the 40 hit on?