[kyron4]

We've got ALOT of rain in the last few months and the river I fish is usally 3 feet and slow this time of year. It has been at 7-9 feet for a month and shows no sigh of going lower than 7 , due to the the res. being over filled and let out as much as they can. So any tips to catch flat heads ? Though about useing a heavy anchor and parking my jon in the middle of the river and throwing out a couple line. Is it worth trying ? -Thanks

 

[Dirtdobber]

I would look for a place that had an eddy. (log jam, rocks,etc.) the cats will hold in the eddy waiting until food is washed to them. Use a big floater and float a live bait down to where it will go into the eddy.

 

[keepitsimple]

Just look for a slack in the water tight on the shore. I've caught my biggest flatheads in high water. Fish aren't stupid, they aren't going to bust there butt in fast hard water when thay can relax in a break. Flatheads know that.

 

[Brenardo]

Just look for a slack in the water tight on the shore. I've caught my biggest flatheads in high water. Fish aren't stupid, they aren't going to bust there butt in fast hard water when thay can relax in a break. Flatheads know that.

I agree 100% with this. I have had good luck so far when the river is up from normal. Not really doing much as far as flats now that it is back down again.

I like to fish creeks that normally don't have much water flowing unless the river is up. I feel like the flats lay around waiting for baitfish to be washed out.

Fishin high water can be tough but the bite seems to be better around here.

 

[mcseal2]

Another spot to look at in high water conditions is the mouth of feeder creeks. Often the feeder creeks offer greatly reduced current, or none at all. Fish the upstream bank of the mouth if there isn't much cover or the cover wherever it is. I like to place a bait on the upstream bank right at the junction of the river, and just past the mudline in the clearer water. If you have permission to venture up the feeder creek the area below the first riffle with visible downstream flow can be good as well.

Out on the main river I fish the big logjams that are out of the water at normal levels. I like to put baits behind them along the outside current edges.

 

[keepitsimple]

High water, feeder creek with logs that I remembered from when the water was down,tite on the shore with a big live bait? Dam, I'm all over that. Lose a rig or get mono e mono with a big flahead pig.

 

[psychomekanik]

The tails of outside bends where the current begins to pull away from the bank is my favorite sopt to catch flatheads. Especially if the bend has big rocks or rip rap in it. I anchor down in the current and fish the break on the edge of the fast water. The current dont bother them at night when they're moving. The best night of flatheading I've ever had was in a spot just like this. I remember the current was so fast we was listening to our anchor line humming all night.

 

[thecatman]

if you have a dam or similar rocky area or undercut bank those are good places to try in high water as these will slow the water and usually have good holes under the water that you cannot see also fish the slack water or eddy's you may also do very well in deep scour holes but you may also want to try the feeder creeks as others have mentioned anytime you can find a slower moving area it generally produces quite well

 

[Welder]

Fish the edge where the fast and calmer water meet for em. Somtimes the only way to fish the Mo river when high and nasty.