I launched from Marshall Hall on Friday morning to try for blue catfish. Normally I fish the Susquehanna, but it’s been in spill conditions a lot lately. I brought some old gizzard shad I’ve had stashed in the freezer and the carcasses of a few yellow perch and crappie I caught a few months ago. The water was incredibly clear (~4-5’ visibility), which was surprising with the recent rain and the tidal coefficient was low. I anchored up with three rods in 15’ of water near a drop off and a shallower area. I landed one catfish around 18” after a few fish ran with the bait but didn’t get hooked. I moved to a new spot after an hour or so to a deeper area about 25’ deep with another drop off nearby. After an hour, I caught a larger catfish around 26-27”. I downsized baits and hooks after this and started catching more of the eating-sized fish – the current also picked up around this time. I kept four of the catfish and they made for some tasty sandwiches with homemade bacon.
When filleting the fish, all the catfish had heaps of what I think were Asiatic clams? I don’t remember finding that in the catfish from the Susquehanna.
Blue catfish 3-11-22.jpg
Sandwhich.jpg
When filleting the fish, all the catfish had heaps of what I think were Asiatic clams? I don’t remember finding that in the catfish from the Susquehanna.
Blue catfish 3-11-22.jpg
Sandwhich.jpg
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