I do target catfish on certain trips, but I also catch channel cats every year on lures intended for bass or crappie. As sportfish go, channel catfish check a lot of boxes. They are big ...

small crankbaits, small swimbaits and small spoons in 15-35 feet on open water humps, points, ridges, roadbeds, and on the Old Dam. Blue catfish and channel catfish are good with cut bait or live ...

Catfish are slow ... on the bottom along creek channel bends or saddles off of mainlake humps. Big fish can be caught with an Alabama rig, flat-sided crankbaits, or a dark colored jig in 10-15 ...