(07-30-2021, 01:58 AM)FatBiker Wrote: "Settle for cats." Oh my gosh all them other ones are only entertainment until the whiskers come out. Sounds like you found my sweet spot. I'd planned on running up in the morning but they'll all have have sore mouths.
Hey...keep that stuff about catfishing being primetime on the downlow. Otherwise we'll have Willard covered with boats fishing fligs on 'riggers and Santee rigs on planer boards...all claiming to be fishing for "the other guys".
And don't postpone a trip just 'cause I caught a few. If I only"sorelipped" a dozen or so that I didn't bring home, that still leaves a gazillion or so "virgins". Surely you can find at least a couple of those. You usually manage to scratch out a good trip even on tough conditions.
(07-30-2021, 12:55 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Looks like you did well on the kitties today Pat. I got out there as well this morning but I had to try for some of those other fish you mentioned. Launched a little after 6 am from the South marina. Tried bottom bouncing, nothing, tried trolling, nothing again, finally the last hour I was there, I went to the sure bet, fligs and they did not disappoint. Only one double and none over 21" but they were hanging right where you like to fish, right off the Feed lot where it drops off. Saw two floats tubers fishing right by that coffer dam.Glad you had some fliggin' good action on the kitties. Y'know, we really have a good thing at Willard. We can spend the time and money putting together a day on the water with the expectation that there will almost always be some action. Part of the year we harvest walleyes and/or wipers. But the kitties are almost always there and willing to take up the slack when things slow down for Brand A and Brand B.
I'll tell ya, there are a lot of places in the country that would love to have a cat pond like Willard.