Flathead Catfish fishing
About Flathead Catfish
A big river predator that wants live bait. Holds in deep cover and hunts hard after dark. It wants something alive, a live sunfish or a big shiner on the bottom, and it mostly ignores the cut bait that catches its cousins. Log jams, undercut banks and the deep end of a river hole are where it spends the day. Set up in the evening and expect the run to come after midnight, this is fishing you do sitting down.
Typical size: Often 3-15 kg, big fish over 25 kg. Record (approx.): ≈ 56 kg.
Season, time and habitat
Darker cell = more active that month. Based on the species' usual yearly rhythm.
Lures and baits that work
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Waters where Flathead Catfish bites
Open a water for live weather, water temperature and today's odds.
Common questions
When is the best time to catch Flathead Catfish?
Flathead Catfish fishing is usually best around Jun-Aug. The best windows in the day are usually dusk, night.
What lures and baits work for Flathead Catfish?
Effective methods for Flathead Catfish include Deadbait and Ledger bait.
Where can you catch Flathead Catfish?
Flathead Catfish is most often found in river, lake. Napp shows the nearest waters and the live odds on the bite right now.