During my last 3 trips on the Ohio River I have boated only 2 catfish. Two of the trips were down to the Mill Creek area. On my 1st trip 9-23 I only had very light taps on a variety of baits. When I was winding in a line to re-bait is when I noticed I had a baby blue cat on my hook. This fish was only about 6 inches and about a ¼ of a pound at best. That was it for there and Hooters on that day.
The 2nd trip 9-25 in my brother's boat at the Mill Creek was a little better. My brother did boat a 5 pound channel cat on a piece of shad. I was skunked, once again only light taps not real bites over 4 hours of fishing.
My last trip on Oct. 1st. was done up river above the public ramp to Hooters. I did use the fish finder to look over the bridge piers on the Ky. side. I just went to Hooters to get my lines in the water. I finally caught a channel cat at 10:45 on a couple of small thawed shad. This was on my bobber rig. Thefish was only 20 inches and was 2 pounds 12 ounces. I once again only had taps instead of regular bites on the other baits. I gave it up at 11:30 for the strong down river wind was bouncing my baot too much.
I do not know if it is the long spell of no current and high water temperature that has the catfish no feeding right. I do know that when I was netting Shad at the Fredrick's landing there were 2 baby perch and 1 baby channel cat in the net. I suspect there was a late 2nd. spawn in September. This hot spell may have messed the regular spawn cycle forf many of the fish. Hopefully with the cooler temperature and some rain up river the fish will finally start the Fall feed to fatten up for the Winter.
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