Catfishing is just not "my thing". I rarely do it. But, this Flathead fishery on the Susquehanna got me intrigued, so I called Dave Shindler, grabbed the family and hit the river.
We met up with Dave just before 8pm on Friday night. Dave had a livewell full of bluegills and was ready to run the 19 ft Snyder down to the catfish hole.
Within 5 minutes, we had our first bite and Matt landed what turned out to be the big fish of the day... an 8 pound flathead. As the hours passed, we missed fish after fish. It was frustrating, but Dave kept his cool and stayed focussed on making a good night of it.
Dave even pulled the boat and ran to another location, several miles up the road...trying his best to get us on a few good fish.
We ended up with something like 12-15 fish, mostly small flatheads in the 4-6 pound range, with some channels mixed in as well (up to about 6 pounds).
All in all, it was a good time. Dave is a super nice guy, who really knows the river well. I would highly recommend him to anyone that wants to learn more about this great fishery, the Susquehanna River.
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