Delaware catfish?

[Rybazłapać]

Does river depth make a difference for catching cats? Inspired by Mr Eddie's recent post a buddy of mine and I are planning a trip to the big river and are thinking about either a spot near Washingtons crossing park or down stream by the Philly area where it's supposed to be deeper. Any thoughts?

[Matt A.]

depth does matter, but becomes much less of a factor at night

[Delawareriver]

At night while bowfishing I've seen both channels and flatheads from 6" of water to over 10 ft when the water is clear enough to see that deep. I always fished slower moving eddies and caught plenty but noticed shallow riffles in the 2' range hold lots of cats at night

[Eskimo]

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I never fish that far South, so I can only speak for the Delaware River in North Jersey where the water can get gin-clear in the summer and fall when the flows are low.

I have never caught a Channel Cat in the bright sunlight from the shoreline. I have found cats in clear water to be crepuscular and nearly always hit in the evening after the sun stops shining on the water.

Catfish are a lot more likely to hit in the day time if the water has a degree of turbidity to it. It doesn't have to look like chocolate milk, just a bit murky.



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[Rybazłapać]

Thanks for the info guys. We plan on going Sunday after next and with thunder storms forecast for early next week sounds like conditions could be good. We plan on bagging some sunnies for bait. Also chicken livers have worked for me for cats in the past so going to give that a shot too.

[Delawareriver]

Originally Posted by Rybazłapać

Thanks for the info guys. We plan on going Sunday after next and with thunder storms forecast for early next week sounds like conditions could be good. We plan on bagging some sunnies for bait. Also chicken livers have worked for me for cats in the past so going to give that a shot too.

trout shad suckers carp all work. Sunnies work well but can't compare to shad or trout