Tim a friend of mine has been on the local dam more often then not the last couple weeks waiting for the flatheads to start biting. People have been getting a few the last week mostly smaller ones under 15 pounds and like today the smaller ones were being caught on a big gob of nightcrawlers, just like the last few years. The pattern has been consistant with the smaller ones showing up first, then the big ones start biting.
Tim seen one yesterday that was just under 30 lbs. and he landed one today that was just over and both of them were caught on as many night crawlers as they could get one a no. 3 stainless and He said when they hit they hit it hard and went. Tims putting fish in the freezer so when they stopped the car on the bridge to load them his guess was 70 lbs for the total of all the fish he and a friend caught. Each year the smaller ones bite for about 2 too 3 weeks before the bigger ones start biting. I think the bite for the bigger ones is just starting and should be good for the next 2 too 3 weeks.
On a side note the channels are absolutely on a tear right now and have a friend whos fishing with another guy and on 10 dittypoles they got 36 nice channels in two days and not a lot of blood yet on their eggs and it should also go for another 3 weeks.
