It all starts this weekend

[NechesBobcat]

I've already got some trotlines set out in the backwater of the Neches River. I'll bait them up thursday and I'll probably stop fishin around the end of August. I still have fish in the freezer from last year. I probably caught 500-600 pounds of catfish last year. Here are a few pics from last season.

[Snareman]

Notice how the small one's picture come in all nice and clear....

...then the monster is a little blurry. Hmm?

Kinda like seeing a UFO picture or Bigfoot... just can't get a clear picture. LOL! ;D

Thanks for the pics. I'm not familiar with turtle trapping or trotlines, but have thought about both.

Snareman

[Corey]

Oh man I love catchin catfish too, I won't do much til the middle of april though. How big are the flatheads you get down that way?? I usually will catch one a year in the 30-40# class on banklines...nice pics thanks for sharing. Corey

[ADC]

Yep, catching them big flatheads is my second favorite hobby. We have our best luck on home made ditty poles. You should check out www.catfishconnection.com they have all the supplies and good prices for all your catfishing stuff.

What kind of lines do you all use? If you use ditty poles how do you make them? (pole type/line weight/hook size/etc....)

[NechesBobcat]

I fish ALOT in the Neches River in East Texas. There are lots of catfish and they are vary healthy but you rarely catch one over 20 pounds. I fish some at Lake Limestone and it is loaded with big fish. All of those pictures were taken at Lake Limestone

In the Neches River I fish the back water when the water is high (like now) and when the water goes down I run short lines with about 5-7 hooks right above sand bars where the water slows down. There are usualy a bunch of logs fallen in the water in these places to tie lines to.

My favorite thing to do in the river though is to find a huge log jam in deep swift water next to a bluff bank and walk out on the logs and set drop lines down in between the logs. I'll get a heavy weight and tie a string to it and let the weight go all the way to the bottom and I'll put 2 or 3 stagions on it baited with my secret recipe or sun perch.

At Lake Limestone I have two little lines in about 10 feet of water that you can run back and forth baiting them and taking fish off.

[Nutoy]

NB, nice pics for sure. Give me those ops and you can have the rest.. ;D
I was down you way yesterday evening. The Neches was really rolling.
Good luck on the cats.

[NechesBobcat]

What were you down down in this neck of the woods? Don't come down here again without givin' me a hollar and lettin' me take you to the best B-B-Q place in Silsbee, TX and tell you all kinds of stories that may or may not be true!!!!

[Nutoy]

NB, I'll take you up on the BBQ next time I get down that way.
I went to that big thicket hog problem meeting at the Lumberton high school.

[treefoxgetter]

Nice pictures , Don't do that much cat fishing though