Trophy Cats Deep on the Drift

Anglers who seek big catfish welcome the colder water temperatures, and a slow drift for the blue catfish has been paying off.

On Lake Conroe, guide Collin Edwards usually fishes for Hybrid Striped Bass, but is focusing on big catfish for the time being.

Areas to target when you come up to a dock light are the dockside, the deeper lakeside, and the inside and outside edge of the lights.

"It took a little longer to get down to the ideal water temperature," he said. "We had a successful day with a 25-pound fish and another 35-pounder in the same drift."

Edwards prefers to drift between 0.6 - 1 knots, and has been fishing the fish at depths of more than 20 feet.

"I am using cut shad 99 percent of the time," he said. "The bigger the piece, the better."

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