How to find and catch wintertime catfish by reading the river contours
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Join Steve Douglas (The Catfish Dude) as he searches the Ohio river in real time for winter holes that will hold active catfish. Steve shares his old school thoughts on where to look and how to read the rivers to find the best wintering holes that are made up of natural structures in the rivers contour. Scour holes are created by obstructions or current breaks in the river bottoms and current flowing over these breaks cut out natural holes for the catfish to hold in. Learning to read the river's contours and natural flow can help you determine the best spots to place your bait for big catfish.
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Great video Mr Douglas thanks again for the information
Yessir. Reading the river is all I've ever done for over 40 years. Never had a depth finder or any electronical stuff. Cut banks, rock slides, seams, log piles close to any any of the previous is a plus. I just run on gut instinct and when in doubt, use a bigger bait. ALL of my PB was caught that way and all from the bank. Unless crawling out on top of a log jam counts as bank fishing.... Thank you for posting here! Much appreciated :)
Great video Steve, taught me alot!
Your welcome Steve.
Another great video Steve.
i like the veiw of the fish finder wouldn't mind seeing it more of ur vids
Thanks
Helped a lot
Upper Potomac River Harper's Ferry WV
Nice vid Steve
Great video man
Hello good video it help me. No fish finder
Once again, I've learned something from watching another Steve Douglas catfishing video on my lunch at work =) (and once again the cat-a-pult to reel in another! haha LOVE IT!) Your wife ever say "Here Steve, record this while I reel that in for ya?!"
na, she's likes doing the vids but is not much on fishing, ive tried to get her to fish.
What do we do on the Missouri river Steve? 7 mph current has the bottom smooth and the only breaks you find are where the flat breaks off into the channel and where the the wing dams stick out into the river. Sometimes these breaks carry on for miles. The water is always very dirty and it is always moving 7 mph.
The dale earnheart of catfishing
super cool
Nice I tried winter fishing no good were I went in Tulsa OK.
Love your videos bud. What was the size of that second fish? Has your and Lisa ever switched places in the boat. Would love to see her get in on the catchin too. Be careful out there bud!
thanks but i cant get her in front of the camera.
I like your videos because they are instructional and informative for the novice as well as the seasoned Cat fisherman. I learn something new on every video
Steve right about now I'm so jealous about 2-6 degrees here and way too much ice. Looks like you were right on the spot there. Some awesome fishing. Can't wait till spring thaw here maybe later in march. With all the great tips and hints you pass along this should be a great year for my son and I here in Wisconsin.
I hope you and your son have an awesome year. Thank you for stopping by Bandit.
Just watched the new video going to try when the spot im looking at ices out
thanks james.
Ur welcome
Steve I think u are a catfish king you are good keep catching them. Thanks for the videos
thanks for stopping by Frederick and leaving a comment. I hope you have an awesome season coming up
Thanks
good
Steve your like the teacher of catfishermen teaching people where they are and what bait and rigs to use in the seasons I like these videos thanks for showing them because it gives me education about where and when the fish are in the water.
thank you
Steve...great video....I don't fish a lot of Rivers here, mostly lakes....but learned from this vid....thanks, Chuck, Raleigh NC
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment Chuck. I hope you have a great season.
Awesome video Steve as always enjoy watching it that was a nice blue cat learn alot from your videos as always you know your stuff your boat wrap looks good like your boat one day going to get a boat and put your rod holders on it till then will be using your bank holder great product and fishing the banks keep the videos coming
thanks marshall
What to do when it's pouring rain out all day? Catch up on some of Steve's videos. Planning my first winter to do some catfishing. Good tips. Again thanks for the videos and thank Mrs. Douglas for the quality videoing.
Can you catch channel cat dragging? I fish in lakes with no current. Thanks for any comment.
Makn it look "easy"!!!! So much knowledge and wisdom... thankx for passing it along
thanks
Love the ending. That blue cat goes flyin and gettin after that rod! Keepum comin!
Thanks for another helpful video. I currently fish off the bank 95% of the time but, some of your tips for fishing off the boat definitely applies as well to fishing from shore.
Thanks again!
your right all you have to do is find places you can access from the bank like i describe in the video. Scour holes are easy to fish from the bank too. thanks for the comment and best of luck to you this season.
Thanks for the video! Love watchn you catch those huge catfish.
thank you tim, we like making them for folks too. Hope you have a great season.
i just wanted to thank you steve for responding to my comments it means alot knowing that you actually care to take the time to talk with your subscribers so i just wanted to tell you i thought it was really cool of you ....good luck on the river steve and keep the vids coming
Thanks Steven, My channel would be nothing without folks to watch my vids, so I appreciate all interaction.
As always a very good video, you are going above the call of duty sharing your knowledge with us.Tell Lisa she did a fine job on the filming I bet it ain't easy keeping up with all the action. I just know that second fish you hooked is going to be a winner.I hope you are able to stay warm, they are calling for - 10 degrees around here in the next few days.Thanks.
Always enjoy watching your vids. Keep em rolling.
thanks john
Great video! Reading the shorelines is a good way to learn them winter holes. Going to put that directly into the next trip. Thanks 😀
thanks for the comment wayne best of luck to you this year.
Great video Steve love the confidence in the "barge bites". We swear by them too. Either way good luck and keep up the great videos.
thanks adam
Lol at look here Lisa. You got yourself a trooper out there in the wind and cold. Might want to hand onto her.
yes sir, she's a keeper. thanks for watchin our videos chad.
Great video on reading the surroundings and sonar. That point brought to mind a specific place on the Wabash I know. I was a little late tuning in because of some honey do stuff. But you got to do what you got to do. Thanks Steve
What boat ramp is that
thanks for all the advice steve it helped me get on to some decent fish last season and i bet this season will be even better everyone that asks me where i learn all these tips and tactics i always tell them watch your videos even my mom watches i just enkoy getting out and fishin and passin the knowledge on to fellow anglers with your advice ive got a few new places on the river i want to try before it warms up ill let you know if i have any luck and as always good luck to you steve and keep the videos comin
Great vids my friend.I was a hardcore Bass guy at one time but now my wife and I love to catfish. I just watched your vid of locating winter time cats and loved it. Great job!! We fish the Chatahoochee in S.Alabama. Ill try your technique next chance I get!! I also liked the lead making as well. Will save us money in the long run. Keep the vids coming!!
Steve I watch your videos a lot mainly because you provide some great info on catching fish, anyways I fish the Tennessee River around Guntersville Dam a lot in the moving waters and use a technique called Bottom Bumping/Drifting I've seen you do similar fishing but not exactly like I do it, But I was just wondering if you've ever tried this technique
Josh , chances are ive done it. if your talking about throwing in the gates and walking it and bumping it back?
Or just bumping like in this vid. ua-cam.com/video/M6NdsNi58bs/v-deo.html
Way I do it is pull up to the dam drop down and let the current move me down the river while bumping bottom, Its the way my grandpaw taught me and it works really well
That's amazing Steve man thanks for this vid! It really helped me a lot! Big thumbs up to you boss
thank josh, best of luck to you this season
Thank you sir! You as well. TIGHT LINES!
Enjoyed it
thank you
Any tips for winter catfishing in South Louisiana? I'm fishing from a kayak with zero electronics. Does our water get cold to where catfish will find deep holes in cold weather?
im sorry im not familiar with your region as far as the weather goes but I would like to think they would go into some sort of a winter mode, check areas like channel bends and log jams. good luck and thanks for stopping by to leave a comment.
Thank you! I'll certainly do that!
great video! great tips! hope to catch some like that here in iowa doug! keep it up!
Great videos Steve. Is there a store in your town that you always go to or is a good website for catfishing gear?
Oh, I see a scour hole off that point. The map makes it clear. The GPS on the Lowrance means you can get right back to that point.
Steve I fish from the bank from cincinnati any good bank fishing spots recommended?
john im sorry im not familiar with that area.
Awesome video. I hope to one day to catch those big ones like you. Either way love your vids / knowledge you share with all of us. I've personally learned a lot from watching your videos & talking to you. Keep it up.
thank you jerrid
Your welcome. I enjoy all your videos/information your willing to share.
Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude hey Steve I would love to be on your show sometime
Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude donaldrdun1966@gmail.com
You have the best videos love how you show the complete bite and run off. Quick question when fishing circle hooks is your drag tight so they hook themselves
William Pitts yes william I do leave the drag tight so they hook themselves, i will also off set my hooks too. thanks for stopping by
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nice vid! i love watching these! keep them coming!
I Love your Hasty Fish Release Technique
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really enjoyed this! lots of good catfishing action and education. i cant seem to get enough of this, many,many thanks. do you have to motor over fish to see them in the collum and bottom?
yes you have to get the transducer over the fish for them to get pinged and show up.
Can you do a video on catching bait??
Great video yet again. Once I can get some rod holders on my new boat I will try to catch some cats. I will try to makes some videos. I need a great camera person to compete with your wife's awesome camera angles... Great Fishing!
on the scour holes steve if your fishing in smaller rivers that dont have alot of depth do the same rules apply ? like if the deepest hole you can find is say 15-20 ft and most of the river is around 8-10 ft that deeper hole would be the one to go to ?i fish some bigger deeper rivers but i also fish some that are quite shallow which definately doesnt produce alot of bigger fish so i guess what im trying to ask is if your in a smaller river with less depth and smaller fish do they still gather at the deeper holes or just wherever there is bait fish?
There should be a depth difference behind most current breaks like points,. It really depends on the consistent flow of current. Yes they should still gather in areas like this in the cold winter.
Steve good video. Do you use just one anchor or two if the boat starts to swing?
just one anchor unless im in a lake with 0 current.
Hello
Are you going to do a video on your boat.and the tools that are on your boat how old is the boat what type of gas you use?
here is a short one i did not long ago. ua-cam.com/video/aJcrr-KGseo/v-deo.html
Any tips for when the ice first comes of the river I fish and the channel cats and flatheads are sluggish?
Are there any good spots on the kanawha river for blue catfish
I have a good spot at the bottom of some some falls on white river have any tips on how to catch big cats and there are garr in there
hey Steve ???? I just got some Abu Garcia 6600 putting them on some mh ugly stik catfish series rods but kinda In a bind want to get some good line for my reels but not sure on what to use the reels I have hold 17 ib mono and 20ib braid like 290 yards of braid and 220 or 240 of mono but here in PA. I catch flathead like 2ibs up to 40ib some ppl catch bigger but want to make sure I have good line so it I hook into a big boy I have reliable line really want to go with mono but not sure... kinda stuck in brand of line and braid or mono been look at a lot of reviews and videos on pline cxx says its super strong and reliable but would like some.input from some one who's a big time great fisherman like your self thank you in advance
Steve what happened to the nice one you had on?
thats gonna be a different video john. stay tuned
Nice videos, except for the part where it's killing me not to be out there.
that was funny at the end of the video he just launched that fish. lol
Yeah I would like to talk to you if it would be possible in anyway I have some questions for you because we are planning a trip to the Ohio river and figured maybe you could give us a few tips and tricks
thanks for stopping by cory, you can hit me up at my email or find me on facebook.
catfishinginfo@gmail.com
facebook.com/steve.douglas.79
I don't fish in the cold. When I was younger I did but now that I'm in my late 20s I just don't find it fun in the cold anymore