Thread: Catfish on the fly

This is one of my favorite fish to catch on fly! It is really fun to catch a 5kg+ catfish on a 6 to 7 weight fly rod!

I'm going to explain my simple technique I use to catch them. Firstly I look for activity on the water, then I start tapping the near the activity. I tap the fly 3 times on the same spot, then let it sink for a second or 2 and then repeat the action. Normally I stay at one spot for about 5 minutes before I move on. The strike is very aggressive and sometimes they swallow the fly!

The other technique I use is to look for fish that are rising, then I cast my fly in front of them and normally they will smack it!


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Fly Fishing

While I normally do not target catfish, I catch them inadvertantly. However, I really do enjoy hooking and fighting them. They often taken me deep into the backing.
My top spot is Lake Manatee which is near my home in Sarasoat, Fla. I have taken channel cats to 17 pounds on Wooly Buggers and nymphs.

A great fighting fish!

Hey Okieflyfisher, nice catch! You ever tried catching carp on the fly at Lake Yahola?