I got a big King of the Cats Flathead upgrade tonight. This is a new personal best for me. He hit a bullhead at 2245 and I thought he was going to drag me right out the back of the boat. The only bite of the night but it was all I needed.
He measured out at 46″ X 31″. I hung him on my Cabela’s Spring Scale and he pulled it down to an even 60 pounds. I’m not sure how accurate that scale is but I’m claiming my senior citizen Exaggerated Fish Claim Privilege and calling it a 60# fish. I can tell you this – I think I reinjured my hernia surgery trying to hold that fish up for photos. That is the heaviest fish I have ever caught. That should bump me up right behind Jake R on the KOTC Flathead Leaderboard – at least I am now in the 200 Club with Jake. I plan on getting another one tomorrow night.
I’m fired up now. Time to chase flatheads. St Croix is almost at its normal stable summertime pool elevation of 675.5′ – tonight it was 676.7′ and the river is within its banks and in good shape. Flow is low to moderate and the water is clear. It looks like the channels and flatheads are post spawn and we should see a pretty good bite now.
