Crow River channel cats

I went to the crow out by Howard lake 2 weeks ago,fished from shore.I went with my kid,my dad,and a 16 year old that lived out there.I caught a 6 lb cat on 6 lb test and lost another. The old leaves were still flowing threw the water which made fishin a little tougher. Talking to the 16 yr old and a bait shop owner,I believe this is a really good channel cat fishery.I plan to try fishin it more this summer being as my dad lives out there.Has anyone else fished this area,advice??

the crow is a good channel cat river, but most of the year it must be fished from shore or waders. will be deep enough for a boat for about a month. lots of timber to content with. mostly smaller cat but is does hold some big ones. you must have been fishing from cty rd 7??