If I were to fish for them I would go up the river. Plus if you have a report of flathead Ed up the river then that's good enough for me to go. Where are you catching the shad at? Early morning or at night under the lights?
Past the no ski buoys and just past the cliffs that are on the right side as you're going up river, not quite to the no ski buoys...Nasty looking chunk rock bank that was steep with nothing else...
Yup have seen him up river just before the (no wake buoys) at the bend which they moved down some last week.
Have caught several flathead on spoons this year buddy had one at 12lbs right with a school of bigger stripers, normally catch them on spoons quite often in coles
Up river is good... what you are looking to do is anchor on a shallow flat, maybe 12-20 ft deep, near the shore and near the main channel or deeper water (this is why the river is good, plenty of areas like this). If there is submerged timber nearby even better. I drop the blue gill straight under the boat or maybe a very short cast, carolina rigged with enough wait to keep the bait from moving it. I sometimes cut the tail fin and pectoral fins down to make the bluegill more spastic. Turn off your lights and your electronics and be quiet.
I fish with Ed often, plez been on fire lately for flatheads, producing much better then bart this summer, head up the agua fria arm for sure...heres a 48lber Ed got with a fare last week....
yeah, be like the rest of the lawless convenience store robbing, meth smoking
, insurance fraud committing assholes on catfish1. KIDDIE FIDDLING, ex con parent killing asshats.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Arizona Fishing Forums on AZBZ
941.7K posts
36.4K members
Since 2003
A forum community dedicated to anglers and fishing enthusiasts in Arizona. Come join the discussion about safety, gear, tackle, tips, tricks, reviews, reports, accessories, classifieds, and more!