channel cats 3-26-08 Tappan Lake

i took the kids (josh & jessica) and headed to the lake this evening to try for a few channel cats. fished from about 530 till 8 ...............we were using cut shad for bait on bottom and the fish were biting great. i ended up catching 5 channel cats...............josh landed 4 and jessica had 2.........all of the channel cats were between 12-17 inches long..........no real giants but they were alot of fun for me and the kids !!!

Did you happen to check the water temp? I would like to try it up here but I think it still may be too cold. Anyways for the report and a good one!

if youve got open water up there.......you can catch channel cats......i caught fish 2 weeks ago when part of the lake was still frozen.

sounds like a good time.was by tappan on monday and i don't think i have ever seen it that high.you didn't happen to go by the spillway?

i didnt look at the spillway but i know they are pumping water out right now !! Al where do you fish when fish the spillway ?? right by the wall or somewhere down stream ??

i usually start at the wall then work my wat down stream.i had good luck last fall there with a couple 19 in.and nothing under 15.got the 19's at the wall in the fast current rest came down where the rocks end

THANKS Al...............for the tip. i live within 10 minutes of the spillway but ive never had much luck fishing there.

is there many/any channel cats in there ??

i have never fished for cats down there but i would think down where the water slows a little there would be some

i guess i forgot to mention the fish i caught were saugeye.sorry about that

yeah i knew they were saugeye......i fish for saugeye alot too. i was just curious if you have ever fished the spillway for cats at all !!! guess i shouldda mentioned that .......LOL

Big Al

if you ever want to meet up and fish the spillway or even down at tappan lake let me know...............we can do some fishing together !!

sounds good a lot of times i just go by myself.seems like all my friends have small kids and other commitments alot.sucks to get old.i don't have kids but my g/f has 2 a 13 yr old girl and a 17 yr old son.(no wonder my hair is getting gray).between basketball football track and softball i don't have a lot of time but this year i am going to try to fish more.would you be interested in going to pike island for some eyes? i usually leave somewhere between 2am and 5am.that way you usually can get a spot on the pier.if the water comes down you can also get on the rocks