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I am pretty sure that the Blue spawn in the James and Chick ends mid june...?Just wondering what my fellow pros were gonna say..?Havent talked to anyone on here in a while been in "old salt"this time of year the Chesapeake calls me.Hooked a pup cobia this morning,going again tommorow am...Alot of cobes have entered the bay over the last two weeks,they keep me itchin..lol,but im ready to hit the James as well,guess i can never fish enuff.Let me know...

 

[JPritch]

Mid-June sounds about right, but my understanding is that not all catfish spawn at the same time, some are early some are late, so I'm sure there will still be some cats in spawn mode.

 

[bluecat69]

I caught a blue the other day that was beat up pretty bad so as JPritch stated, some spawn earlier than others. By catching that fish it showed me that some of them are finished with the spawn.
The best way to do it is to go soak some bait in your favorite fishing hole and see what happens. Any day on the water with a line in the water is better than cutting grass or sitting in the house watching tv.
Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[aquaman9]

A Cobia in the boat is worth two cats in the water. Just as big and about as ugly. Just fish!

 

[hawgtownRaised]

Yea I'm still trying to get the catfish spawn pattern understood on the upper james seems like most cats have gotten slow on the bite lately or either i guess due to the low water and they stay in the holes all day and feeding more at night.

@[email protected]: Yea i hear ya on the bay calling I'm planing a trip down that way soon to try a bit at the cobia still have yet to catch onea(hope that changes this yr ) but stopping in richmond area first for some blue cats.

 

[Angling Andrew]

A Cobia in the boat is worth two cats in the water. Just as big and about as ugly. Just fish!

I'd say a cobia in the boat is worth 30 cats. I am still trying for my first.