Harris Lake Fishing

[pattersonj11]

Met a couple of guys from work last night at Harris to try and catch a catfish or two. We were fishing from the pier structure at the south end.

had zero luck and not even a nibble. I know from bow fishing that lake that the catfish are there. Is it too early?

Had about 10 lines out between the three of us with almost every bait I know of. Not one single bite.

ive never been to Harris and not caught at least one catfish. Even when targeting other fish.

 

[Mr.Gadget]

Depends on water temp and bait.
Fishing from a dock is funny. One day you get nothing, next you pack em in.

Only thing I would say. Change up find what they want. What I'm getting at is bait size big and small, bait type, heads, bone in, no bones.

 

[pattersonj11]

Bait ranged from live bream, cut brim, live eel, cut eel, artificial blue crab, shrimp, worms, stinky dough stuff, and chicken liver. Not a single bite. Just off.

 

[Deerhuntr]

The catfish have probably been eating on the thousands of dead thread fin Shad floating. It’ll get better around June for the catfish.

 

[LIZZRD]

Falls lake seems to be full of 14-16" catfish , always by catch some .

 

[nekkedducker]

Unless they are spawning most of the catfish i catch in that lake are on the edges of creek channels. There is a window in the spring when they move up really shallow and we work the bank like bass fishing with night crawlers under a float or a light Carolina rig. But any other time, we cast net threadfin shad and that seems to be the ticket.