Four Reasons Catfish Won't Bite
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- In this catfish fishing video I discuss four reasons that catfish won't bite while you are on the water fishing for catfish. It can be frustrating when you can't catch catfish, and figuring out why you are not catching fish can be frustrating. Even when you have the perfect catfish bait, and the best catfish rod and catfish gear, sometimes the catfish won't bite. So, if you've ever asked why won't catfish bite my catfish bait, this could be the video for you.
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This is all true. I totally agree. I’ve been fishing since I was about five years old and I’ve learned this and much much more and I’ve learned a lot from other anglers. Fishing is very difficult. It’s an art, and it takes a long time to get good at it, and most people do not have the time or patience or money to devote to it.
Quick update, waited til just after sundown then went out. Mosquitos were swarming, fish were jumping out of the water to eat. Used chunks of chicken breast and snagged 3 cats within 30 minutes.
Thank you sir
I fish near the Mississippi and Missouri River you can catch monsters 65lbs to 100lbs we release those but Asian carp really put the hurt on them and all other species best thing to do is take a note pad and pen with you write down date time how long you sat there what size fish you document every thing then go back to the same spot 2 hours earlier do the same documentation water temp and all if your not getting bites use the time to help get you future bites you think fishing magazines was written at a desk I was not it was wrote on the water that's the secret put in the time for future catching when you get a years worth of paper work put it on the computer send copies to the DNR they will send it to the fisheries department as valid info to help with species population then make a magazine sell it if where you are fishing is easy to access don't fish it what fish ran through probly already been caught up best spots are the hardest to get to well no one wants to put the effort into getting there guess what fish are there in the eddys,pools merges and rock damns if it looks like a hard spot to get to go there
Farting on the bait always helped me.they would float right up to the top.
I feel like my local bodies of water have just been decimated by fishermen. I used to catch so many catfish and now I’ll go weeks without even a bite. I don’t think people in my area have accepted the fact that there just aren’t anymore catfish in our lakes.
That’s why I only catch and release, all just for a good fight and photo! If I want to eat fish I’ll go to a grocery store!
@@reddear8396 going to the grocery store to get fish is the exact reason fish populations have been decimated all over the worId. over fishing for mass consumerism
We too many people overpopulation in this world
@@michaelyork7844 Bill Gates and his buddies are working on fixing that issue.
There’s plenty of fish in the rivers guys just putting that out there lol
Time on the water solves 90% oif your problems when it comes to catching fish consistently. nothing else comes close to time on the water..
I caught 2 huge catfish last week back to back within 10 minutes using cut bait from a bream I caught earlier.
I just started catfishing last week. Caught 21 catfish using jello chicken while I was drift fishing.
I’m seventy nine years old and I’ve catfished before you were born . There’s only one reason catfish don’t bite , and that’s because there aren’t any.
I’ve been trying to use barometric pressure, lighting, lunar cycles, and seasons to eliminate wasting gas and exposing myself to ticks. There’s lots of information available for bass seasonal behaviors, but very little for other species.
What has been your best times to go using all of that information? I've been working the lunar cycle and other stuff. Just curious.thanks
@@riverratoutdoors4200 I haven’t been tracking it long enough to have usable results. And with gas over $6/gallon, I may have to stick to eating trout from local waters.
I did find one significant result. Down-indicators discouraged me from going out, so any results would have been skewed. I’m already discouraged by costs and the amount of energy it takes to hike to access spots.
@@riverratoutdoors4200 my grandpa was an avid bass fisherman. Unfortunately he passed before I was born. But he left lots of maps, old lures and tons of great information behind that I’ve used. Bass have always been my favorite fish to catch.
Bass masters website has a great fishing calendar. I’ve always noticed that early morning and later in the afternoon work fantastic for me. I’m in central texas so the heat is a major factor.
I always have really good luck getting out on the water BEFORE it gets light. I start fishing as soon as I notice there’s any light. Typically I still can barely see the end of my rod. I’ll fish until about 2 hours after sunrise and then they stop biting. Sam goes for night time (but reversed) I start fishing about 2 hours before dark and I’ll fish all the way until it’s completely night.
Also just researching what the bass are biting in each season. Early march till July ish I have insane luck with soft plastic craws. (Real colors, like dark brownish or orange and red)
@Gabriel King sounds like you has a neat grandpa
Hot dogs never failed me them 711 hot dogs them spicy bites try it see what happen 😊
I guess people eat half a dog then chuck it in the water. 😂
Dude I've tried hotdogs multiple times and every dang time I catch turtles
I caught my first catfish in 2019 using a crank bait
Caught my 2nd catfish 2 weeks ago using a piece of slim jim
Caught my 3rd catfish today using a pepperoni
wat the hell
@@butterkan3584pepperoni is actually really good bait I even catch baitfish for cut bait with it and also can catch cats also while catching baitfish
You pretty much nailed it. I would add tackle can play parts with it like the question I asked about color of hooks or a leader. They can spook off from experience. I scout out my places. I use to believe cast far away I can and deepest water. I learned thats not the case.
THEY LIKE SHRIMP. Shrimp is also a great bait option opposed to chicken and baitfish!!
Does it matter if it's packaged?
@@ToeTagTeddy I’ve learned a lot more about catfish bait disregard what I said shrimp is decent chicken and cutbait is where it’s at and no if you are using shrimp it doesn’t matter if it’s packaged
@@anthonyvolpe1608 thank u Anthony cause I was goin back and forth trying to see what will get me bites for catfish and I needed something because they no biting store lures. I also need to know will I be able to catch catfish with floating lures like a frog,cause I've lost countless of hooks and had to cut my lines so many times do to them getting stuck at the bottom of the river on logs or worse
@@ToeTagTeddy well that just happens in catfishing search up a Carolina rig that’s the only rig you’ll ever need and it’s a bottom rig. Since catfish are bottom feeders that is best the best rig. All 3 bait options work great all times of year and anywhere in the country. To be honest catfish will eat anything hotdogs steak etc… just make sure to fish rivers which are infested with catfish and if you are fishing a lake find the deepest spots or at the mouth of creek channels. Good luck 👍
(All rivers have an insane population of catfish)
where i fish, i use whole corn, hotdogs, shrimp, expired/freezerburned chicken, expired/freezerburned steak and they all work well. best time is first thing in the morning and around 9am they are pretty much done.
Sounds like anything in the refrigerator that you are about to throw out! I might just do the same.
I don't have a boat or fish finder. that makes a big difference. fishing from the shoreline sucks.
people often ask how to catch catfish, then they ask the next level of questions and THEN they ask the next level. All I can do is direct them to your channel and tell them that's where all of your answers are located. Great video!
I just retired at 65 and bout my first good fishing boat. Also caught my first catfish since I was a kid. Love your videos and your opinion on the Zebco 888. I have a Diawa bait cast (need more practice 😊) will try the Zebco for now.
That's awesome man! You can't go wrong with Lews reels/combos at Walmart either, very smooth casting. Best of luck
808's and 888's are my Reels!!! Can handle up to 40lb test and have good range!! That is capable of catching anything between panfish or a 60# nice cat or such if used correctly!! Use the Drag baby!! Lines Tight!!
One of my favorite baits for big catfish is garlic shrimp!!!
Everything in Southern California sucks. The politics suck. The politicians suck the taxes suck. The housing sucks everything is overpriced. Even the fishing sucks. That’s why everybody leaves this damn place and that’s my plan. I’m gonna leave this place and go somewhere where at least there’s decent fishing.
Your very intelligent study on chicken versus perch with many fish got you a new subscriber. I just started getting interested in catfishing (I'm a bass fisherman). I watched several of your other really good videos, but this one sealed the deal with a subscription. Thank you for your highly thoughtful and informative study and video.
Dieter I think it is awesome that you are willing to give out advice, tips, and tricks for the new catfish fisherman not too many people will do that these days. As for myself, catfishing is my most favorite species to fish for be it by rod and reel or hand fishing. I love your videos keep up the great work I still learn new things every day
I’ve been fishing my whole life, and I still come to dieter for tips and tricks!! Especially when I’m getting absolutely dusted for a couple weeks and can’t get on the fish lol.
I appreciate your video however here in Illinois the easy go-to bait in nightcrawler and you can catch four or more other species while your at it with three poles in the water . Time of day ; all day long!! About 4 pm it slows down and into the evening on the local 500 acre lake
What kind of setup do you like to fish worms for multiple species?
Always remember use the moon phases aka moon holding water and when a low pressure systems come in and out and if rising and dropping of water
That’s why it’s called fishing and not catching, sometimes we catch fish and sometimes we don’t, either way we find great joy fishing for those great catfish, thanks for your always helpful video’s
And some times we just catch a buzz
I am a beginner fisherman I live in La crosse Wisconsin right on the Mississippi River I am hoping we have some catfish
Are you freakin serious(! DUDE THE M I S S I P P I $ RIVER IS CATFISH INFESTED!!@$HELLO$#@
In my area I’ve used cut bait ,stink bait ,chicken breast ,worms etc nothing has ever worked like chicken liver has
Man I see you are at a location that I fish alot. Would love to see you out there and just chat or fish for a few together. I have a reason fish won't bite and a way to solve it. They aren't biting on the couch, you have to get out there to the water to at least try to catch them.
I fish the Waccamaw River/ICW in Myrtle Beach SC. Our water is tidal waters here, it rises and falls with the moon phase. On Sunday I fished for 11 hours through 2 tides cycles and the river was really low and the bite was slow throughout the day time hours. I did catch a 19lb blue and a flathead. Last night I fished and the water level was high even during the bottom end of low tide. I had more bites but nothing was hooking up. I tried a range of bait sizes just like always and I found that they are biting the larger size baits and bluegill heads. The majority of my bites were also in water depths of 15ft and deeper. I hope this helps anyone that fishes tidal waters.
Also when water temps start getting above 70 to 75 degrees catfish start there spawning cycle which also will slow the bite down for larger fish.
I don’t like the sound of using chicken as catfish bait in my waters, personally, because there are lots of alligators around where I tend to fish
That could be an issue, the same thought applies to turtles…they’ll eat chicken too. Of course alligators will eat about anything you throw out there if they’re hungry…😜😆😆😜
As for reason #1 and 3, this is especially true when fishing in tidal rivers.
I fish down in Darien, GA on Butler River and usually the only time I get decent catfish action is when the moon is out, we've recently had a big rainstorm, during peak low or high tide, or all the above.
Though, the most consistent time I've been able to catch any cats there is around 9pm to midnight... and so I try to go when tide peaks around that time to better my chances. And I've only been skunked two or three times while fishing there. i guess I'm doing something right.
Also, as for the size and species of cats: mostly some channels and whites, a few baby blues now and then, but my dad allegedly hooked into a flatty once. But the biggest I've fished out of there was a 3 and a half pound white catfish with a majority of catfish being smaller. Biggest fish I've pulled out period was a nice 15 pound common carp, so I'm sure there may be a few cats at or above 5 pounds in there because there's plenty of food, but they're definitely the exception not the rule.
Hey man me and my buddy have caught cat fish in our farm pond 4 years ago we have barley fished in since how are we able to catch these fish ? I’m thinking with sun fish at night ??
That may work if the catfish are still alive….
Santi Cooper best catfish in around. Right down the road from me
I love the fishing lifestyle down there.
Best time to fish... 30 minutes before sunrise 30 minutes before sunset 30 minutes after it just rain
Midnight to 4am
How many hellcat rods do you have!!!!!
i remember my very first time fishing. they had taken a few of us boys out to teach us and just had the little kiddie rods and we didn’t even have any bait or lures. we only caught one fish that day and it was me with a cat fish. probably what got me to love fishing
Have you ever heard catfish? Have a soft mouth I live in Louisville Kentucky I just wonder if you ever heard anything like that I fish out ponds you have to use Wheaties and hamburger raw hamburger. If you did what time of month is it
Your the goat 💯 needed this video hopefully I catch a big catfish today
My father had the most success with Charlie Blood Catfish Bait. It makes them want to bite when they otherwise would not. We used bream, shad, perch, and crawfish during parts of the year on trotlines. We were also been successful on spam, chicken livers, and specialty other baits. The largest blue cats 60 to 75+ pounds were caught when a 1-2 pound catfish was on the line, the larger fish get itself caught on the hook by trying to eat the smaller fish. It's illegal in some places.
The best time was right at dark and over night until the sunrise. Of course, I have seen them not bite until noon. The night before a major weather front would move through the area. Right before a local storm would move through was also a great time. My father did not fish during the summer but would begin in October after the cool down and would stop before the warm up in June unless there was a rare cool front.
My father had an I.Q. that was much higher than any catfish. Obviously, I inherited his high I.Q.. I can easily go just about anywhere with a nightcrawler on rod and reel and catch catfish, even when other people are not catching anything. I have had other people ask me what I was using for bait. I have a tub of Charlie Blood that is 25 years old and I stick my hook down in it, then I put on my nightcrawler and if they are in the mood to bite, I will start reeling them in.
Without a doubt the most entertaining post I’ve read in a while!!!
Always love your advice thanks dad ❤
Hey buddy is there any way you can show how to cast a round reel? I just bought 2 c3 6500 ambassadors from Abu Garcia.
I heard people use chicken liver with kool aid?
He recommends just plain chicken breasts
I honestly like using 100% all beef hotdogs if I'm not trying to get a monster
The catfish looks like a dang manatee in your video picture 😂
SPOT ON: We Were Catfishing Grand River ,Granhaven MI., and Ran short on Night Crawlers. My wife had brought cooked chicken for Lunch that day in the boat. I put just a small piece on a 5/0 Gamy brand Circle hook. Within minutes, I had a nice Channel Cat . NOTE: You can up your odds of Ketching a Flathead, by dead Stickinging a Flatfish lure off a 3way Swivel; Put a Small fillet of perch, or bluegill on Belly of Lure and secure with strechy thread....Just like the Salmon Guys do. Old Indian Trick!, lol.
Fishing is hunting. And hunting is hard!! Another important element is, learning "terminal tackle". Catfish anglers need to get good at designing and using terminal tackle for their specific location.
Fishing really is hunting....
Can you give me a simple breakdown of "terminal tackle"
@@ericbest9562 just Google different cat fishing rigs
chiken is great but i live in louisiana crabs are everywhere chicken isnt an option ive tried the jello chicken crabs love it works great in crab traps tho
Are chicken gizzards an option for chicken breast?
I was fishing with hot dogs that were soaked in like some Kool-Aid garlic salt mixture and not catching any catfish on it. And I put some dough that was labeled carp dough. It was mostly like a corn dough like maybe it was like cornbread and sugar or something mixed up with Jello or something. It had a nice nice sticky texture to it. Anyways, I cashed that out there and let it sit for a good 30 minutes and that's why I caught my own my one and only but very large. 25 to 30 lb. Catfish
Hello 👋🏻 Dieter Morning 🌅 . Very true facts brother . Location is key 🗝️ for catching and does depend on time or year and temperatures . Great information ℹ️ as always brother. The catfish community has pushed me out the Live Stream Game. Unfortunately for a year of a group reporting my streams. For a year only a 100 people new as growth 📈 worst ever on my channel . So I'm backing away from the streams completely . Keep being you and bringing out the great information ℹ️ you give everyone 🧡 Full View brother 🤴🏼🤘🏻
Ya the live stream only game is tough to get channel growth in. You really need more long tail content, or timely content, to get people endeared to your channel.
I've noticed in areas with heavy fishing pressure they only hit early in the morning and I can go to the same spot at night and not even get a line tap I feel like they learn this from being caught and released many times as a fingerling in the late evening and night hours so they switch to early morning when fewer fisherman are out
Catching catfish is actually pretty easy, compared to a lot of other fish.
Dieter, thanks for your videos & very usful info. ! Most of all your straight up honest truth about the catfishing !! I have been "catfishing" most of my life [now 70] & one thing I have learned is to keep an open mind & never stop learning !! I read a quote one time, many years ago that I have never ever forgot , which I have applied in diff. areas of life : " The man who says he learned it all on his own has surely, surely cheated himself !!" I live in Maryland & primarily fish the Susquehanna River [all my life] which is the most northern end of the Cheasapeake bay & is the bays largest tributary. I have caught my share of cats over the years but sometimes, still can't figure them out ?! So, am still learning ! & you know, that is just OK !! Thank you, once again !!
Do càtfish have teeth because there is a huge one I have to get out of the dugout
Hey Dieter, I was wondering if you fish differently for neap tides vs spring tides in tidal rivers?
Watching this video made me feel a lot better about what I’m doing. Yesterday me and my son had poles in water and caught 11 fish in a matter of 2.5 hours. Mainly bluegill, but also a couple drums, one blue and one channel cat. Go back out today and nothing but bluegill after more than 4 hours total spend on water so far. There’s about a 10° temp difference between today and yesterday, and water seems a bit more choppy. Might just have to wait a bit for it to calm down. Gonna take your advice and put as much time on water as possible and just learn the patterns
I have had pretty good luck on tame duck feet and heads , not all the time !!
YO? CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME ? WUT TAME DUCK FT AND HDS IS ?? CURIOUS??
Shrimp is a good one too
Where did you get that catfish wall lamp behind you... I need it.
"Lunar phase"......? OMG it isn't that mysterious. Chicken Livers do work. "Right place" wrong time only applies to areas with very LOW fish per acreage ratios. Gotta love these guys...
Why don't catfish don't bite in July and August, specially payed fishing ponds or lakes?
I recently been fishing a local canal for the past 3 weeks to catch the big cats in there. Its like the ultimate challenge because hardly anyone in my area has actually gotten anything from it
Ramen eater, they may not be there. Like I said in the video...big catfish are not everywhere, BUT GOOD LUCK ON THE HUNT!!
If you watch @Dieter Melhorn Fishing you will learn a lot
Me personally slim Jim’s have worked best for bullhead near docks
I watched an interesting YT video from another YT angler. This gentleman did a test 4 with 4 lines using cut bait, 2 just normal cut and hook the bait, the other 2 same thing but he sprayed PAM cooking oil on the bait. He fished all day, the results were 10 to 1 in favor of the PAM coated bait. Most of the channel Cats were very large. Have you ever heard of this PAM trick before? I will try it out for myself soon.
Heard of it, but never tried it….
bro I trust your ideal of cat fishing. Thank you
What rig do you use
Carolina and Santee
Hello Mr I am going catfishing tomorrow I am a teenager and am wondering where I should go around the river to the dam or on the river if on the river where. I just got a fishing kayak I usually just go to the dam on the side thank you.
I stocked my pond with catfish several years ago ,and last year every time I feed them there were about 100 that came up every time. I feed until it got cold and they stopped coming up. I live in Arkansas it’s may 6th and none have come up or even moving. What happened to them?
Pressure is a big part in western Pennsylvania anymore had over a million people that bought fishing license last year. Was always people fishing for catfish in the river I fish. Go on a Tuesday at 4pm and would run into people go Thursday at 3am would already be ppl fishing. Didn't matter when went last summer always seen ppl
I live in Southern California and it sucks to fish here. The people suck I’m a big supporter of catch and release people here agree they keep everything they catch and they deplete all the lakes and rivers and streams.
TO ME$ FISHING IS LIKE GOING TO THE CASINO ?
THE WINS ARE FEW AND FAR IN BETWEEN?$
SUM TIMES YOU CATCH FISH ?!@ SUM TIMES YOU DONT#$@!??
How do I find out if I can catch small fish and use them as bait in ohio? the wording is confusing and I can’t tell if they are saying it’s okay or not lol
Call the DNR office in your state.....
I like chicken breast for bait, but some lakes don’t work with chicken breast.
This is a great video that answered alot of my questions. Thank you!
Ive never seen chicken breast out fish liver. Creek chubs are my favorite
I’ve always catfished my whole life with chicken livers and I tear em up lol must be where I’m at
Theres a spot down by my house that has good sized catfish ive only gotten a nibble. But ive heard theres big ones there
Hotdogs never fails me to catch catfish.
I caught a 30lb flathead where I’m at … I want her momma in the same spot think she’s there???
Hot dogs, hot dogs, hot dogs. Beef, Pork, or a combination - not chicken - too soft!
If the water is super high then goes low a few weeks later will the fish run with the water or will they stay where they know food is at?
Why does the catfish in the picture look like Mick Jagger?
Use fresh bluegills cut in half. You will catch a huge one 90% of the time.
I fish Hudson River in upstate ny area. All I get is catfish.
There aren't many places with catfish where I live and ones that have them are an hour plus away
Great advice. I've been fishing in an area, and have been the guy not catching anything while people around me are catching catfish. I've tried chicken breast and shrimp, with poor results. I've caught a few on chicken liver. I'm going to try live bait next.
Hey man try skipjack for bait that is the bait I've had good results with
fr thought you meant they wont bite people and i was like "the hell bit my foot at the river?)
I use shrimp maybe I'll try my luck with some chicken
Have you ever tried pig skin or pig fat strips? just wondering if that might work as prices go higher.
Little smokies have worked well for me for years.
Thanks Dieter for the insight!
Yeah unfortunately my local lakes in the upper Catawba River chain don't hold blues for whatever reason, have to make haul to atleast Lake Norman to get on consistent blue catfish. Any thoughts on why the upper chain of Catawba River doesn't hold blues but lower chain does?
No you can catch catfish you just gotta be patient
Guntersville Lake in Alabama
Great Video Man! New fan from Indiana... we got a LOT of Catfish!!
What happens if the fish is biting the bite
I have a little spot on the river that heats up about 2-4 hours before sunset but the second the trees on the bank shade the sun, instant stoppage of hits.
Aliens ate them up.
Don't come in, baitin