Got out ystdy Sunday 13Apr2014. Conditions were rough to say the least. Just over 9' at W-B gauge and windy as hell. There were whitecaps out there. Water temp was 48-50 at the surface. Managed 2 smallies and lost 1. Also caught this 28" channel cat on my last dead shiner from my bait tank left from icefishin.
Took a ride up river this morning to fish a spot that I visit a few times a year. It is on the lower end of an island and there is a marginal place to fish there. It varies in the action depending on the water level. You need to hit it just right or it is a bust. Today it was just about as high as I ever fished it and the fishing was not the best but I got the biggest catfish I have landed in a few years a nice sleek 30 inches, taped, from the mouth to the tip of the tail. I managed one other smaller fish before I had to leave for home. Cut chubs were the bait again today. A thirty inch channel cat may not sound very big but that is the upper end of the size they reach on the north branch. I have caught a handful of 30's a couple 31's and personally saw a 32 incher. FM