Finally, the blue catfish spawn seems to be winding down….which is great news because the post-spawn bite seems to be picking up! After a couple really tough weeks of fishing, we’re finally starting to put some decent numbers of fish in the boat again. The big females are the first to leave their nests, and that seems to be mostly what we are catching right now. The males, on the other hand, will remain on the nests a bit longer than the females as it is their job to protect the eggs until they hatch and the fry become large enough to venture out on their own. I expect to start seeing more and more of these guys in the mix over the next couple of weeks as the spawn comes to completion. This is an exciting time of year to be on the water, because the fish are really putting on the feed bags to make up for calories lost to spawning. So come out and wet a line!
