Several times last year on the Ohio river I noticed when setting up on marked fish from the fish finder, a lot of times there wasnt too much or any action at all. I assume these fish are inactive and just not feeding. Would you wait for the fish to become active? or what tactics would you use to turn these fish on to get them to bite? or would you simply pull anchor and try to find actively feeding catfish? Your comments are appreciated, thanks.
you have to go by the moon. It seems to me like blue cats are affected more by the moon's position than any other fish I know. You can find the blues and put your bait right on their nose and they won't hit till its feedin time.
I know it sounds weird but its true. I've seen it happen too many times. As the moon starts to get right you'll start catchin one now and again,and as it gets in better position they bite faster and faster. then it starts to slow down again till you aint gettin a bite at all, even though the fish are still there.
My advice is to hit the spot where you know they hang out about an hour before the major feed starts and stay till they quit bitin. watch out for the times when the major feed is at night cause some times they will go some where else to feed, some where shallow maybe.
you can find the major feeding periods in magazines, like the solunar tables in field and stream. Hope this helps and good luck.
