Post by VFR on Mar 18, 2023 15:27:44 GMT -5
Blue Catfish On The Tidal Flats
by Jim Gronaw
"I hope we can get up in here and get a few fish before the tide goes out," said Captain Joe Hecht, as we squeezed through a tight cutoff of the James River that led to an expansive, shallow bay that Hecht claimed would heat up quickly as the day warmed. In Virginia's tidal James, most catfishers were out on the main river, seeking blues in water as deep as 50-plus feet. With his shallow-draft Carolina Skiff, Hecht maneuvered us onto the flat. The tide was scheduled to drop in a few hours, so we quickly rigged up for skinny-water blues. Read more.....
by Jim Gronaw
"I hope we can get up in here and get a few fish before the tide goes out," said Captain Joe Hecht, as we squeezed through a tight cutoff of the James River that led to an expansive, shallow bay that Hecht claimed would heat up quickly as the day warmed. In Virginia's tidal James, most catfishers were out on the main river, seeking blues in water as deep as 50-plus feet. With his shallow-draft Carolina Skiff, Hecht maneuvered us onto the flat. The tide was scheduled to drop in a few hours, so we quickly rigged up for skinny-water blues. Read more.....