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Huntington North surprise - gofish435 - 08-18-2020
I made another quick run over to HN today to fish from my tube. I launched at the state park boat ramp at 7:00 and fished until 11:00 when it got hot. I fished mostly south and west from the ramp. I used a fast sinking line (#8) and a size 8 bead head olive leech and a size 6 bead head white leech with a red UV polar chenille rib. I picked up a dozen or so small bluegill/green sunfish, a couple of small (6") largemouth, one 18" rainbow, and the surprise of the day, two 18" to 19" catfish. These are the first catfish that I have ever caught out of HN.
The water temperature was 71-72 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 5'. The reservoir is 79% full and dropping.
There were a few folks on paddle boards and kayaks but no boats while I was there.
The fishing wasn't fast but a tug is a tug.
RE: Huntington North surprise - Envenomation09 - 09-02-2020
Looks like fun! How'd you catch those cats? They fight nice on the fly! I've caught a few but it's hard for me to hook them consistently
RE: Huntington North surprise - gofish435 - 09-02-2020
(09-02-2020, 03:51 AM)Envenomation09 Wrote: Looks like fun! How'd you catch those cats? They fight nice on the fly! I've caught a few but it's hard for me to hook them consistently
I was just dragging the fly near the bottom in 18' to 24' of water and twitching the line or pumping the rod every ten to fifteen seconds.
The fly that I caught them on was the same fly I caught the rainbow on, a size 8 bead head (clear glass) white mohair leech pattern with a red UV polar chenille rib and white marabou tail.
It was a real shock for me to catch the catfish for the first time since I've been fishing there for over 25 years.
You're right, they do give you a good fight on the old 6 weight.