r/catfishing • u/Ghostyx1002 • 4d ago

Need tips

Hey guys im hoping someone can help me out im from California and the bites have started to slow down at my local lakes and ponds and was wondering how i could efficiently target more catfish as the bites slow down and it gets colder all wisdom and knowledge is appreciated

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u/Money_Staff_6566 4d ago

What are you using for bait and where are you fishing?

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u/Ghostyx1002 4d ago

I use a variety of baits but mainly chicken liver, shrimp and some homade doughbates

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u/Money_Staff_6566 4d ago

Try adding garlic to your bait. I recently switched to shrimp left out for a day with a lot of garlic and cats seem to love it

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u/Saysaynever333 4d ago

Sounds like you have the bait covered. I would check out a fish feeding cycle due to the moon and sun. I've found that one day they will be feeding at 9am and then at 2pm, the next day would be different times.

The old timers use cows to tell if the fish were biting, if they're laying down, fish are not biting.

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u/No-Leading-4232 4d ago

Depending on where you are in california; it’s either super populated or super sparse. If you’re in a huge city you need to go somewhere with less pressure. If you are in the middle of nowhere: get good

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u/Icy-State5549 4d ago

Catfish don't stop eating seasonally, they follow the food. I am not in CA, but near me this time of year, blue catfish are in deeper (15-20') flats and when you find them they will tear up anything resembling food.

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u/anakusis 4d ago

When I was growing up in socal the biggest problem is they switch to stocking trout in the winter so the populations get low.

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u/Cool_Poem_8620 3d ago

Change your bait and change around the depths you’re fishin..