Nightstalker 424
05-10-2009, 08:50 PM
First of all I would like to thank Bluehunter and especially Desert Cat for patiently responding to my numerous P.M.'s asking for advise on fishing the Blythe area. Desert Cat it was way cool of you to help me out the way you did!THANK YOU!
Now to the report. Left Beaumont at about 1:30 for Blythe with the girlfriend. This was her first catfishing trip and she was a bit nervous about what to expect. Her father had spent the night before telling her that if she survived the heat she was bound to be bitten by rattlesnakes or scorpions:Rolls Eyes:! Like the trooper she is, she didn't back out!
Started the trip off at B&B tackle to fill up on bait and to get any other tips that I may be able to gleen off of someone. Folks I tell you what, the people at B&B were just great! Very friendly and helpful!
Started hitting the spots that D.C. recommended with disappointing results. The fish were there and biting, I was just farming them like crazy :Angry:. As the sun set I decided to try my luck for my first flathead. Hit a spot outside of Ripley and threw out a live goldfish. After about 10 minutes my reel started screaming! I got a bit too excited and set the hook. Swing and a miss. Spent a couple of hours there with no more bites. Being from South Carolina where noodling is legal, I was beginning to think the only way I would get a cat was to start grabbing them!!!
I didn't want to drag the skunk back to Beaumont so I decided to go to one last recommened spot for some channels. Set out some shrimp and liver and within about three minutes my girl was fighting her first catfish. The bite was on at that point and we ended up with 5 channels in the 1-3 pound range. Kept the gut hooked ones and set the others free. It was a great night and the girlfriend had a blast. I believe Blythe just may end up my home away from home this summer.
Once again to Blue, Desert Cat, and the gentleman at B&B, thanks for all your advice!
Regards,
Sean
Now to the report. Left Beaumont at about 1:30 for Blythe with the girlfriend. This was her first catfishing trip and she was a bit nervous about what to expect. Her father had spent the night before telling her that if she survived the heat she was bound to be bitten by rattlesnakes or scorpions:Rolls Eyes:! Like the trooper she is, she didn't back out!
Started the trip off at B&B tackle to fill up on bait and to get any other tips that I may be able to gleen off of someone. Folks I tell you what, the people at B&B were just great! Very friendly and helpful!
Started hitting the spots that D.C. recommended with disappointing results. The fish were there and biting, I was just farming them like crazy :Angry:. As the sun set I decided to try my luck for my first flathead. Hit a spot outside of Ripley and threw out a live goldfish. After about 10 minutes my reel started screaming! I got a bit too excited and set the hook. Swing and a miss. Spent a couple of hours there with no more bites. Being from South Carolina where noodling is legal, I was beginning to think the only way I would get a cat was to start grabbing them!!!
I didn't want to drag the skunk back to Beaumont so I decided to go to one last recommened spot for some channels. Set out some shrimp and liver and within about three minutes my girl was fighting her first catfish. The bite was on at that point and we ended up with 5 channels in the 1-3 pound range. Kept the gut hooked ones and set the others free. It was a great night and the girlfriend had a blast. I believe Blythe just may end up my home away from home this summer.
Once again to Blue, Desert Cat, and the gentleman at B&B, thanks for all your advice!
Regards,
Sean