Flathead Fishing

[CatCatcher]

I am still very new to flathead fishing. i come to you guys cause i know you guys know what your talking about. I normally go down to pike island dam and fish the ohio river for flatheads and tappan lake. But i do know that the flatheads are closer to me up in the maumee river.

What i want to know is where about in northwest ohio toledo is only alittle over an hour away and beats a 4 hour drive to try for them. I really want to find the locations but have never even fished the maumee before. Not even the walleye run have i.

So ive heard a few things from people yesterday at cabellas that providence dam over by grand rapids has some flatheads is this true? Also where at up in them areas of the Maumee that are closer to me are they located??? Are there some real nice big ones in the 30 + range up there? Just wondering. Im excited to know there up by toledo and its alot closer drive for us so i can target them alot more this summer without such a long drive.

Also does anybody know any websites that talk about the maumee up here for flatheads or any baitstores in that area i can goto to talk to them about it and try to learn the area better for spring?

thanks
catcatcher

[george tinkham]

sorry catcatcher cant help i,m in se ohio but there are some on here i'm sure...this site is loaded with some real cat pros that are full of cat sites and info...

[CatCatcher]

it's just a now others have to leave me feedback on here lol so far your the only one to say anything

later
catcatcher

and fishnasty you know who i am

lol

[flathunter]

I have fished Pike island a couple times, it is a three hr drive for me or I would fish it more often, How far are you from Pike?

[CatCatcher]

id say atleast 3 and half to 4 hours i live up in tiffin,ohio.

later
catcatcher

[Papa Smurf]

CatCatcher,

Try Maumee Valley Bait & Tackle

124 W. Wayne Street
Maumee, OH 43537

419 893-3474

They'll probably be able to help you out.

[CatCatcher]

thanks for your help

catcatcher

[FishNasty]

I'll offer some advice there Craig, move down here. Fish in the Ohio River, try Clendening and Piedmont. And most of all keep an eye on what FishNasty does, that guy really seems to know what he's doing.

[CatCatcher]

LOL i might have to take you up on that there nasty. i see you been doing good last year in them catfishing tournaments so i know you know some good spots

later
catcatcher aka craig

[katfish]

Craig

And most of all keep an eye on what FishNasty does, that guy really seems to know what he's doing

I got to agree--Fishnasty is the man to watch for catfish!

[CatCatcher]

yey nasty is just plain nasty. you always know when you see mr. nasty he has a big fire going and a beer in the other hand shotting the breeze and being just plain nasty.

good luck mike at cripple creek tourney im gonna try and make it just not sure of my schedule yet

craig

[Lunker]

Hey there not foolin around about Providence dam. There is some hole there that holds them. I heard some idiot talking about snagging a 20 pounder there today. Yes he kept it. Thats one of 3 I know of in the last year that were caught there. Theres a hole near the Waterville bridge too.

[CatCatcher]

yes i have heard there have been some 20's and a 30 + caught ouf of this same area last year. i am going to try it out this year. the thing is why would someone snag a flathead and then to top it off why keep it??? lol i would of released even a 20 pounder let it get bigger espeically that area of the state there not being caught that i know of over 40 yet so letting them grow and releasing them will only make that a better spot to fish in years to come

just my opinion

catcatcher

[george tinkham]

yup if you need to eat a few keep em under 5#,let grandad go...nothin wrong with a fresh cat fish meal cooked cajun style...mmmmmmmmmm

[Mr. Catfish]

hi everyone im new here . hey catcatcher thier r some flatheads in the maumee . i fish around the Defiance & Napoleon areas and the auglaze river . my biggest from the river is 38.5lbs but ive caught alot in the 20lb to 30lb range . ive lost bigger fiish. maybe sometime we could fish together. Good Luck & Keep Fishing:)

[george tinkham]

wow mr. catfish you the man...my biggest is bout 10# or somethin around there but i hope to get more serious this year an get a few big uns...i am getting a ton of good info. on here

[Ðe§perado™]

Nice fish your catching. my biggest cat was a flathead out of the ohio that weighed 40.10 lbs. Still looking to go bigger. The search is always on.

[CatCatcher]

id love to go fishing in defiance im in tiffin, i hear that there are some nice size flatheads up at the damn

let me know id love to go with ya

later
catcatcher

[Ðe§perado™]

That would be great. I'll let you know.

[george tinkham]

hey what bout me i need to learn how to catch these big cats...

[flathunter]

George, I thought you caught big cats all the time on your micro outfit????????????????????

[Ðe§perado™]

We can make a plan and get several of us together and go catfishing. I'll start looking at tha calender to see what date would be good. What is good for you guys?

[george tinkham]

no i have never said that...i have said when you bring them upstream and even if its a 2-3 pounder it is like bringing in a big one on heavy duty...you are probably confusin the numbers with the line poundage i use which is 40-80# superbraids...i have even memtioned before a few times i'd like to give it a try to bring in a super big rivercat on the light outfit with heavy line...as mentioned then i had great concern about having only 90 yds. line on the lil reel

[Ðe§perado™]

LOL...A big cat will strip that line off quickly..LOL

[Mr. Catfish]

hey guys . im free anytime but the weekends r better. i wont b around the 4th of july. im going to illinios to visit family & fish the mighty mississippi . but any other time is fine. just let me know when u all can go .

[bucktail]

What's flathead fishing without Flathead Maniac ? How come I haven't seen him post for a while, did he fly the coop ? Can anyone elaborate on his whereabouts and why he is not posting ? Just wondering...:rolleyes:

[george tinkham]

hmmmmmmm,yup i beleeve he is missing

[CatCatcher]

yey aka scott or maniac i havent seen him in awhile either. maybe him and nasy went awol together who knows lol.

but anyways im down to fish whenever were are we talking about fishing at? id like some of you flathead guys to help me learn to catch a nice size one. i catch channels up here in lake erie and the bay 20 pounds so im excited about that but never caught a big flathead yet maybe someday. i normally drive down to tappan corys cripple creek and try there but no luck as of yet or i go down to rayland pike island and stay with husky and just relax and have a good time.

any suggetions on where and a time and maybe i can show up

later
catcatcher

[george tinkham]

desp. i have had to walk or run the riverbanks many a time while fighting a cat and the spool got low...

[Ðe§perado™]

I bet it was fun though.

[george tinkham]

real fun when the bank slope is real muddy and rocky...

[Neapolis]

Is your picture in the gallery the 38.5 # you are talking about? If so that is some fish for the Maumee.

[Mr. Catfish]

Yeah thats the one .thanks , i caught it on 6 three inch shad below the Independence dam on aug 22,2002. i lost a bigger one two nights before.