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Coosa River Team Orion has been “Playing The Blues.” Blue Catfish that is. Water temperatures have fallen to the mid 50s on the river channel and the Blue Cats have been eating big baits fished on big gear. We have been targeting these up

Water fairly clear; 61 – 63 degrees; 0.15' high. Black bass are good on crankbaits spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on soft plastics slabs and Rat–L–Traps in the north end of the lake. C

Water clear; 62 – 64 degrees; 0.18' high. Black bass to 9 pounds are good on green soft plastic worms and lizards in 5 – 10 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows near the dam over deep brush and around piers. Channel and blue catfish

Water temperatures are cooling and there’s more cold weather on the way this week which will continue to drop water temps and the fishing for blue catfish will continue to improve. We’ve had a lot of rain recently and the lake is almost f

We had a big front the week before Thanksgiving that dropped the water temperatures quickly and water temps were unseasonably cool for late November and the big fish bite really fired up. We’ve been catching some good numbers of larger blue cat

Oct 11 2023SLOW. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.42 feet below pool. Catfish are very good using Catfish Bubblegum liver worms shad and punch bait on baited ledges and humps 10-25 feet. Still lots of tiny fish mixed with good eaters. Drifting cutbait h

January has packed some brutal cold fronts so far and water temps have plummeted into the low 30’s.  To the delight of seagulls and blue catfish most lakes in the area suffered a significant shad kill this month.  These cold temps com

It’s been a strange winter thus far it’s been unseasonably warm which has meant unseasonably warm water temperatures. It’s taken time for the fish to start moving into their winter patterns. But the last week or two we’ve sta

Blue Catfish

Oct 11 2023SLOW. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.42 feet below pool. Catfish are very good using Catfish Bubblegum liver worms shad and punch bait on baited ledges and humps 10-25 feet. Still lots of tiny fish mixed with good eaters. Drifting cutbait h

The Ice Bowl tournament is behind us and NC has yet another win under it’s belt! Largely thanks to Brad “The Grateful” Smalt and Joel Boyd who landed a 103 pound blue catfish to win the tournament.  I actually met Brad at the Ice

Dec 13 2023 GREAT. Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.81 feet below pool. Eater size catfish are great from shallow to deep fishing with Catfish Bubblegum liver shad and punch bait. Drifting for trophy class blue catfish has been good on bream and shad. H

It’s that time of year April is here and the BLUE CATFISH ARE ON FIRE and the bite will continue to improve over the next week. If you want fast action and lots of numbers of blue catfish now is the time. The spring blue catfish bite usually ru

January has packed some brutal cold fronts so far and water temps have plummeted into the low 30’s.  To the delight of seagulls and blue catfish most lakes in the area suffered a significant shad kill this month.  These cold temps com

It’s that time of year. The blue catfish are on fire and they will only continue to improve over the next week or two. If you’re looking for fast action and lots of numbers of blue catfish now is the time. The spring blue catfish bite usu

Dec 20 2023 GREAT. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Catfish are great. Eater sized catfish are pretty easy right now from shallow to deep using Catfish Bubblegum liver shad and punch bait. Drifting for trophy class blue catfish has b

Dec 27 2023 GREAT. Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.71 feet below pool. Catfish are great. Eater sized catfish are pretty easy right now from shallow to deep using Catfish Bubblegum liver shad and punch bait. Drifting for trophy class blue catfish has b

The 92 anglers checked at El Capitan last week reported catching 413 bass 5 bluegill 3 crappie 3 channel catfish and 1 blue catfish. The launching conditions are listed as excellent with the lake now only 9 feet below capacity the lake has risen ove

Blue Catfish