Catfish on the fly

[Okieflyfisher53]

I went to a local reservoir yesterday evening to try for some catfish. We caught them there around this time last year, so decided to give it a try.

We also caught a few smaller ones.
Steve

[OKSTATEjiggy]

Damn Okie, hell of a job! tell us about the fly you used and how you used it

[Okieflyfisher53]

jiggy,
They were caught on a fly created by Terry Wilson called the "Bluegill Bugger". I fished it about 3 1/2 feet under a strike indicator, letting it bounce around on the waves created by the wind. Here's a pic of the fly
The Bluegill Pond - Bluegill Bugger - Black (Powered by CubeCart)
Steve

[Pat]

Nice mess of cats, thanks for the pic`s and info.......... would never have thought you could catch cats on a fly

[dixieangler]

That's not all Steve catches. He catches Spoonbills (or whatever the prehistoric things are called) too or maybe I should say he snags Spoonbills. But I doubt he eats those things. Nice going, Steve. Fried Catfish are good eating.

[Okieflyfisher53]

Robert,
I have eaten Spoonbill, aka Paddlefish, from the Neosho River, but I wouldn't anything from the Arkansas River here in Tulsa. The catfish came from Lake Yahola in Mohawk Park. I'm having some of them for dinner tonight.
Steve

[Flyrod Man]

This year during my winter trip to ARK. to a lake I have fished for years I caught several channel cats using a wet fly (sinking muddler minnow). Most in the 2-3 lb range, largest I got up to the surface looked to be 5 lbs, but my tippet gave out. I never hooked catfish in this lake until this year?

[Ken Jones]

I use a leach pattern while fly fishing for channel catfish in Black or Olive green or brown.

[blufloyd]

After a slow start to cat on the fly this year been playing catch up with black beadhead muddlers. In free running smallie streams.

[deaner]

I have fly fished a little but I am not that good at fly fishing. I would amagine catching those cat fish would be a real eye opener and lots of fun.