SPRING CATFISHING IS IN FULL SWING

Spring Catfishing for Blue Catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service is in full swing. Cedar Creek Lake and Lake Lewisville have been producing some excellent catches of blue catfish with most trips easily producing limits of catfish for everyone. Most of the blue catfish will range from one to ten pounds with an occasional Trophy Blue Catfish mixed in. The Catfishing during the day will continue to be excellent through the Spring until Late May or Early June.

BOOKING FOR SUMMER GUIDED FISHING TRIPS

CATFISH - SANDBASS - HYBRIDS - REDFISH - GAR

North Texas Catfish Guide Service is now booking for summer guided fishing trips for Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Freshwater Redfish, Sandbass and Hybrid Striped Bass.

We will be running Summer day and Summer night fishing trips for Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, and Freshwater Redfish and Summer Day fishing trips for Sandbass (White Bass) and Hybrid Striped Bass (Stripers).

If you want some great Summer fishing action in North Texas then a guided fishing trip with North Texas Catfsih Guide Service is a great choice. Daytime trips are half days either in the early morning or late afternoon for catfish, sandbass and hybrids so we can beat the heat and not be on the water during the heat of the day. Night fishing trips for Catfish, Redfish, Sandbass and Hybrid Striped Bass start late just before the sun goes down and fish well into the night and can be either full or half day trips.

We also have rod and reel Gar Fishing trips available during the summer months. These gar fishing trips are done during the day and we use sight casting techniques to catch some great Texas Gar!

As always we release all blue catfish and flathead catfish over 10 lbs and all gar are released after we take photographs with you and your catch. Your welcome to keep blue catfish and channel catfish under 10 Lbs up to your limit if you want some fish to take home with you, and your always welcome to keep Sandbass and Hybrid Striped Bass as well.

 

TROPHY CATFISHING - TROPHY BLUE CATFISH

ROD AND REEL FISHING FOR HUGE TEXAS BLUE CATFISH

TROPHY CATFISHING FOR BLUE CATFISH AVAILABLE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH

Trophy Catfishing is one of our most popular guided catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service, as most people do not believe we can catch the sheer numbers of Monster Blue Catfish we catch on our Trophy Blue Catfish Fishing Trips.

Trophy Catfishing is one of our specialties targeting Blue Catfish. While we do catch good numbers of Trophy Blue Catfish all year long, there really is difficulty in the monster catfishing holding a consistant pattern during the warmer months, so if it's Trophy Catfish that your after there is a specific time of the year to book your guided catfish fishing trip for Trophy Catfish. We will always do our best to put you on big catfish if that is what you want to catch, but it is often a difficult task during the warmer months and results are varied, BUT during the cooler months, things are much much different.

Trophy Catfish Fishing trips are done during the months of November, December, January, and February during the "Cold Water Period" as Temperatures begin to drop in Texas in Late October and early November, the Trophy Catfishing heats up. We are blessed in North Texas with some very mild Temperatures so we generally have very mild winters (it's payback for the brutal summers). so even though it's winter, temperatures are usually quite comfortable.

Armed with heavy duty freshwater fishing tackle specialized for these big catfish, we go out in pursuit of the Trophy Blue Catfish. The Blue Catfish is a highly sought after Trophy Fish that has been caught in Texas up to 121Lbs. The Blue Catfish is often called a High Fin Blue Catfish or a Mississippi White Catfish in other parts of the United States.

During the "Trophy Catfish Season" we generally catch Blue Catfish in the 20 to 45 Lb Range, but catch many fish in the 45-50 Lb Range as well, and we even had a client break the Cedar Creek Lake Catfish record in 2006 with a 52.5 Lb Blue Catfish.

Trophy Blue Catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service will average about 5-7 fish per trip between 20 and 40 lbs, but we have had days where we have caught as many as 30 Trophy Blue Catfish over 30 Lbs in one day.

On Trophy Blue Catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service WE PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE ON ALL CATFISH OVER 10 LBS. Guided fishing trips for Trophy Catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service are true sport fishing trips and are not intended to be trips for catching "eating fish", if we do catch fish that are less than 10 lbs you are welcome to keep them, but we are dedicated to the conservation of the Trophy Blue Catfish. While Blue Catfish are known for their fast rates of growth It still takes a long time for these fish to reach Trophy Catfish Size, and the Trophy Blue Catfish are the larger genetically superior fish that keep the lakes populated with smaller catfish. Blue Catfish lay between 1,500 and 2,000 eggs per pound of body weight, so these Trophy Blue Catfish are no doubt important to the lakes catfish populations.

Guided catfish fishing trips for Trophy Blue Catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service are available on Lake Lewisville, Cedar Creek Lake, Richland Chambers Reservoir and Lake Texoma during November, December, Janauary, February and Early March. We recomend booking your Trophy Blue Catfish Fishing Trip early so you can be assured of a date as we get very busy during this time of year as most of our clients that come catch these big Trophy Catfish get "hooked" and come back year after year. Contact us regarding the availability of dates and lakes for your Trophy Catfish Fishing Trip.

WHILE TROPHY CATFISH CAN BE CAUGHT ALL YEAR LONG, OUR TROPHY BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS WITH NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE ARE AVAILABLE IN LATE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH. TROPHY CATFISH TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT LAKE LEWISVILLE, CEDAR CREEK LAKE, AND LAKE TEXOMA. LAKE TEXOMA GUIDED CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE SUBJECT TO SCHEDULING AVAILABILITY.

VISIT THE NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE PHOTOGALLERY FOR MORE PICTURES OF TROPHY BLUE CATFISH

 

BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS

FISHING FOR TEXAS BLUE CATFISH

BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE GOOD ALL YEAR LONG

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers rod and reel fishing trips for Blue Catfish on several North Texas Lakes. The Blue Catfish is a very misunderstood fish and few individuals have knowledge of the feeding patterns and habits of these fish making them a very misunderstood species of fish. While many people associate fishing for catfish with Channel Catfish, it is actually our preference to fish for Blue Catfish on many of the lakes that we fish, rather than Channel Catfish, although there are some lakes we offer our guided catfish fishing trips on that have healthy poulations of Channel Catfish.

The Blue Catfish (also known as a High Fin Blue Catfish or a Mississippi White Catfish) is our "species of choice" on our guided catfish fishing trip for several reason. One reason being the Blue Catfish are a predator fish, unlike Channel Catfish which are scavenger fish which spend much of their lives feeding on moss, and other dead items on the bottom of the lakes, The Blue Catfish being a predator fish spends much of it's life chasing large schools of shad feeding on live baitfish.

This is not your grand daddy's catfishing. This is a whole new breed and technique of finding and catching catfish we use on our guided catfish fishing trips. We head out prior to our clients arrival and use our cast nets to catch fresh shad each day before our trips start, and use our Lowrance electronics to locate active feeding Blue Catfish on main lake structure, and we then anchor our fishing guide boat on these active feeding fish, casting our fresh caught shad into these schools of feeding fish and wait for them to bite, which usually does not take very long at all. Some days we locate just a few feeding fish at a time and have to hop from spot to spot to keep catching blue catfish, and some days we pull up and catch all everybody can catch without every moving.

The preference that we have for catching Blue Catfish over Channel Catfish is because of a few very basic reasons. Blue Catfish grow much larger in size that Channel Catfish do, so the overall size of the Blue Catfish is generally always much better than that of the Channel Catfish, When fishing for Blue Catfish (Except for during winter Trophy Blue Catfish Fishing Trips) most of the Catfish will average between 1 and 10 lbs, but we do catch fish larger than 10 lbs outside of the "winter trophy catfish season". Another preference for catching Blue Catfish over Channel Catfish is the bite. Channel Catfish have tendency to have a very light subtle bite that is often very hard to detect, but the Blue Catfish is very well known for it's agressive bite, because they usually hit hard and give you absolutely no doubt when they are on the other end of the line,

We use a number of different techniques for catching blue catfish but the majority of our fishing is targeted at locating Blue Catfish on our Lowrance sonar and anchoring in shallow water or on main lake structure but we also do some drift fishing for blue catfish and at certain times of the year we do some "splat fishing" (also known as cormorant catfishing or fishing the water turkeys). There are a number of different techniques and we will use the techniques that are most effective at the time of your guided catfish fishing trip with North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Blue Catfish can be caught all year long. Just like with any other species of fish, there are certain times of the year that are better than others for catching blue catfish but as a general rule the blue catfish bites good all year long. Rod and Reel fishing for Blue Catfish in Texas is NOT limited to any certain time of the year like many people seem to believe.

Rod and Reel fishing for Blue Catfish is best on Lake Lewisville, Cedar Creek Lake, Richland Chambers, Limestone and Eagle Mountain Lake. Day or Night Fishing trips for Blue Catfish are available.

The Jones' from North Texas and their limit of Lake Lewisville Blue Catfish caught in 2.5 Hours while catfishing on Lake Lewisville with North Texas Catfish Guide Service. They also released numerous gaspergoo, longnose gar, snadbass and hybrid striped bass as well. This was a great day Fishing on Lake Lewisville with North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

CHANNEL CATFISH FISHING TRIPS

FISHING FOR TEXAS CHANNEL CATFISH

CHANNEL CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR LONG

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided catfish fishing trips for Channel Catfish as well as Guide Fishing Trips for Blue Catfish. As you have likely already read, our preference is typically to fish for Blue Catfish but we also will fish for Channel Catfish on some of the North Texas area lakes we fish as soon of these lakes maintain better populations of Channel Catfish than Blue Catfish. Fishing for Blue Catfish is good almost all year long and fishing for Channel Catfish is good most of the year as well.

Our preference for catching Blue Catfish is because of a few simple reasons, and the first and foremost reason is that Blue Catfish typically are much larger than Channel Catfish overall. Channel Catfish populations simply don't grow to the sizes that Blue Catfish do. Channel Catfish also do not bite as agressive as Blue Catfish typically do. Blue Catfish are known for their very agressive bite and Channel Catfish typically have a much softer less agressive bite than the Blue Catfish.

Guided catfish fishing trips for Channel Catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service are subject to availability, so check with us on the best time to schedule a Channel Catfish fishing trip. Channel catfish fishing trips are best on Cedar Creek Lake, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Lewisville, Lake Fairfield, Lake Ray Roberts and the Brazos River.

Most of our guided Channel Catfish fishing trips will be done fishing over baited holes where we use Catfish Chum and fish with Catfish Punch Bait like Sure Shot Catfish Punch Bait, in addition to fishing baited holes for catfish we also use some techniques like "splat fishing" for Channel Catfish (also known as fishing the water turkeys or cormorants), doodlesocking for Channel Catfish and Drift Fishing for Channel Catfish.. We will fish for Channel catfish using ultralight tackle and typically can catch easy limits of Channel Catfish on our Guided Catfish Fishing Trips

FLATHEAD CATFISH FISHING TRIPS

ROD & REEL FISHING TEXAS FLATHEAD CATFISH

FLATHEAD CATFISH FISHING TRIPS AVAILABLE MAY, JUNE, JULY AUGUST AND SEPT.

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided catfish fishing trips for Flathead Catfish on North Texas area lakes and rivers. North Texas Catfish Guide Service is proud to be one of the few fishing guide services that offers Rod and Reel Fishing Trips for Flathead Catfish, and we have a proven track record of success in catching BIG Texas Flathead Catfish (Yellow Catfish) on rod and reel.

The Flathead Catfish is a very ellusive fish and not many anglers catch these big catfish on Rod and Reel. Most Texas anglers that catch Flathead Catfish do so on Trotlines or Juglines.

Guided catfish Fishing Trips for Flathead Catfish are geared more towards the "sport fisherman" as Flathead Catfish fishing is not a fishing trip of Numbers, but the fish that are caught are usually BIG catfish ranging anywahere from 25-50 lbs, when targeting flathead catfish on our Guided catfish fishing trips anglers can expect to catch one to three Flathead Catfish in a night.

Guided Catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service for Falthead Catfish (Yellow Catfish) are available from May through September only. We do not target Flathead Catfish during the cooler months because they are simply too unpredictable and do not bite well. If you want to catch a BIG Catfish during the cooler months you need to consider one of our Trophy Blue Catfish Fishing trips.

Flathead Catfish trips are offered on Lake Fairfield and The Brazos River and are offered as Night Fishing Trips Only. While fishing for Flathead Catfish we also have tendency to catch some larger Channel Catfish, some Blue Catfish, Alligator Gar, Longnose Gar, and Freshwater Redfish as well.

 

JUG FISHING FOR BLUE CATFISH WITH JUGLINES

JUG FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER ONLY AND ARE AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS.

Most of our customers prefer rod and reel fishing for Blue Catfish but there is a lot of interest from customers at different times of the year in Jug Fishing Trips, or catfishing for blue catfish with Juglines.

Jug fishing trips for blue catfish can be done during the day or at night. basically what happens on a Jug Fishing trip is we will go out the morning of the trip and set out the catfish juglines for jug fishing at different locations around the lake, and then depending on how steady the bite is, we will either go and rod and reel fish for catfish, white bass or hybrids for a while, and then go back and check the catfish juglines, do some more rod and reel fishing and then go back and check the catfish juglines again at the end of the catfishing trip. If the catfishing is really good, then the juglines will keep everyone on the guided catfishing trip busy the entire time we are fishing.

It is definately our preference at North Texas Catfish Guide Service to do our catfishing with rod and reel, but jug fishing is an exciting way of catfishing on our guided fishing trips for many people. Jug Fishing for blue catfish with Juglines on our guided catfish fishing trips are a great way for families to take their children on guided catfish fishing trips, especially for young children because there is lot's of action to keep them busy during the trip and children really love to pull the juglines into our catfishing boat, and it also usually gives us a way to do some rod and reel catfishing for Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Sandbass and Hybrid Striped Bass as well.

Just like all of our other guided catfish fishing trips, on our catfish jug fishing trips we release all catfish over 10 lbs after we take photographs.

For more information on Jug Fishing for Catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service call or email us for details and scheduling availability.

 

SANDBASS / WHITE BASS FISHING TRIPS

HYBRID STRIPED BASS FISHING TRIPS (HYBRIDS)

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided fishing trips on North Texas area lakes for Sandbass (Sand Bass, Sandies, White Bass) and Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrids, Hybrid Stripers, Wipers).

Most of the lakes that we offer our guide fishing trips for catfish on have good to excellent populations of Sandbass (Sand Bass, White Bass) and many of the lakes have good to excellent populations of (Hybrid Striped Bass).

Sand Bass (Sandies, White Bass) offer some great fishing action for anglers of all experience levels and are a great wat to take a fishing trip and typically catch some excellent numbers of fish in a days guided fishing trip with North Texas Catfish Guide Service, with an added bonus of catching Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrid Stripers).

Sandbass (Sand Bass, White Bass) are well known for their feeding frenzies on Texas Lakes creating some very exciting fishing for Texas Anglers, and although Sand Bass (White Bass) do not grow to large size they are exciting to catch on ultralight tackle in some fast paced fishing action while they are feeding on shad on top of the water exploding the lakes surface or fishing around the feeding sea gulls. On our guided fishing trips for Sandbass (Sand Bass) we will use a number of different techniques for catching these fish including slabbing (fishing with slabs), casting, top water fishing, live bait fishing and trolling depending on the time of the year and what the most effective technique is for catching Sandbass is at that time. Daytime fishing trips are available at all times of the year but we also offer night fishing trips for Sandbass during the months of May, June, July, August and September. Night fishing for Sandbass fishing under lights or dock shooting can be a very productive means of catching a lot of great quality fishing during the heat of the summer.

Sandbass fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service are an excellent choice of guided fishing trip for families with children or large groups of inexperienced anglers.

Guided fishing trips for Sandbass (Sand Bass, White Bass) are best during the warmer months or April, May, June, July, August and September. While White Bass can be caught during the cooler months, the bite is typically much more subtle and the numbers of fish are generally nothing like they are in the wamrer months, plus during the cooler months we are usually busy with our popular Trophy Blue Catfish Fishing Trips. North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers Sandbass (Sand Bass, White Bass) fishing trips on Lake Lewisville, Eagle Mountain Lake, Cedar Creek Lake, Richland Chambers Reservoir, Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Grapevine, The Brazos River and Navarro Mills. Day or Night fishing trips are available for White Bass.

Hybrid Stripers are a cross between a Sand Bass and a Striped Bass. What results is a fish that grows very quickly in size, grows very large, and fights hard. Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrids, Hybrid Stripers) are well known for their tremendous fight. Hybrids put up a great fight and there is definately no doubt when a big Hybrid Striper grabs the end of your fishing line, as they hit hard and they fight even harder, creating a very memorable fishing experience. Hybrid Striped Bass often feed in unisom with Sandbass but we can also take you on a guided fishing trip to specifically target Hybrids.

Fishing for Hybrid Striped Bass we will use a number of different techniques including Live Bait Fishing, Slabbin

g (fishing with slabs), top water fishing and trolling depending on the most effective technique at the time your fishing.

Hybrid Striped Bass fishing trips are available on Lake Lewisville, Cedar Creek Lake and, Richland Chambers Reservoir. These North Texas area lakes all have good to excellent populations fo Hybrid Striped Bass of good sizes due to some excellent and very agressive stocking programs from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Day or Night fishing trips are available for Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrids, Hybrid Stripers). Daytime fishing trips are good all year long and Night Fishing trips are good during May, June, July, August and September. Night fishing for Hybrid Striped Bass under lights or dock shooting for Hybrids can be an excellent way to catch some excellent numbers of BIG Hybrids during the summer while fishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

If your interested in fishing for Hybrid Striped Bass or Sandbass with North Texas Catfish Guide Service give us a call and we would be happy to arrange your guided fishing trip for Sand Bass (White Bass) or Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrids).

 

FRESHWATER REDFISH

FISHING FOR TEXAS FRESHWATER REDFISH

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided fishing trips on Lake Fairfield for Freshwater Redfish. The Texas Gulf Coast has long been known as a hotspot for catching huge bull reds, but what many anglers do not know is that Texas Parks and Wildlife stocks the very same Redfish in some select North Texas area lakes, so you no longer have to drive to the Texas Gulf Coast to catch bull reds.

North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided fishing trips for Freshwater Redfish on Lake Fairfield and Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir in North Texas.

Redfish are a very sough after game fish and are well known for the tremendous fight they put up. When a big Redfish comes along and grabs the bait they hit like a freight train, and the fight that follows is sure to be a memorable one, so hold on.

Freshwater Redfish trips are available in May, June, July, August and September on Lake Fairfield and Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir. Guided fishing trips for Freshwater Redfish are typically done in the evening/night and while fishing for Freshwater Redfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service anglers can expect to catch Freshwater Redfish, Channel Catfish and an occasional Flathead Catfish or Gar.

The Freshwater Redfish bite is heavily effected by moon phases so we try not to schedule guided fishing trips for Freshwater Redfish during a full moon phase for the best results. Contact North Texas Catfish Guide Service for more information.

 

ABOUT THE FISHING GUIDE BOATS

North Texas Catfish Guide Service Boats pictured while filming a Spring Catfishing TV Show with the Texas Divas.

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North Texas Catfish Guide Service operates out of two Xpress Fishing Boats provided by West Boats in Mesquite Texas.

Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service Operates a 2005 Xpress HD22CC Center Console Aluminum Boat. The Xpress HD22CC Is Powered by a Yamaha 115 Four Stroke Outboard, and is equipped with a Minn Kota Maxxum 70 3x Trolling Motor, Lowrance LCX15MT Sonar, Eagle Intellimap 480 GPS, Navionics 2006 Mapping Software and Bee Ready Fishing Rod Holders. This is a very large boat that is very safe and dry and very comfortable to fish out of but is also capable of running in "skinny water" (shallow water) up to about 6 inches. The HD22CC is a 22 Foot Boat.

The Xpress HD22CC Can Fish as many as 5 clients comfortably depending on what time of the year it is and the fishing techniques we are using on our guided fishing trips.

Jackie Kennedy of North Texas Catfish Guide Service operates a 2005 Xpress VX18CC Tunnel Hull Center Console Boat powered by a 2006 Nissan 90 HP Outboard. The VX18CC is a very safe and comfortable boat and is equipped with a Motorguide Trolling Motor, Lowrance LCX15MT Sonar/GPS and Bee Ready Fishing Rod Holders. The VX18CC is a Tunnel Hull boat so it is capable of running and getting on plane in just inches of water.

The Xpress VX18CC Can Fish as many as 3 clients comfortably.

 

We get a lot of questions about our guided catfish fishing trips and different times of the year and what to expect. Here is a basic breakdown on the different seasons and what you can expect when fishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service. Please remember that these are general guidelines and are effected by weather changes and water temperatures.

SPRING CATFISHING IN TEXAS

FISHING FOR CATFISH IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY WITH NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE

Early March typically marks the beginning of the warm water period. Blue Catfish beginning really moving around and putting their feed bag on making up for the long cold water period of the winter they are moving out of. Catfishing is generally very good during the month of March and we will use a number of different techniques for catching Blue Catfish. generally good numbers of good quality sized blue catfish will be caught during the whole spring and most days will result in easy limits of Blue Catfish that are good quality sized fish. Early March also continues to offer some good opportunities for some Trophy Blue Catfish depending on the weather and how quickly things warm up (in March 2006 a client of North Texas Catfish Guide Service caught the Cedar Creek Lake record blue catfish). April, things really get hopping. Generally April produces days that are second to none as far as numbers of Blue Catfish and quality of fish. As May approaches the weather really begins to warm up and in late May temperatures are usually rather warm. Catfishing typically remains good all of May with good numbers of blue catfish as well. During Spring catfishing trips we use a number of different techniques on our guided catfish fishing trips including Shallow Water Fishing, Fishing Deep Water Structure, Drift Fishing for catfish, Doodlesocking for Catfish and More. March, April and May also provide excellent opportunities for catching White Bass (Sand Bass) and Hybrid Striped Bass as the water begins to warm these fish really begin to feed agressively, and this time also encompasses the Texas White Bass run when these fish begin spawning and running up creeks and rivers for their spring spawn. Gar Fishing can also be good in Late April and May resulting in excellent catches of Alligator Gar and Longnose Gar. May also typically results in good catches of Redfish and Flathead Catfish. Fishing for Channel Catfish is also generally very good in April and May. Late May generally marks the start of the Catfish Spawn. Our Spring Catfishing Trips are very popular, along with Spring White Bass and Hybrid Striper fishing trips.

SUMARY: SPRING IS ONE OF THE PEAK SEASONS FOR CATCHING BLUE CATFISH. BOOK EARLY FOR SPRING TRIPS TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY AS OUR SPRING CATFISHING TRIPS FIOR BLUE CATFISH ARE VERY POPULAR AND BOOK UP FAST.. FISHING FOR WHITE BASS (SANDBASS) AND HYBRID STRIPED BASS IS ALSO VERY POPULAR DURING THE SPRING AND CAN BE CAUGHT IN EXCELLENT NUMBERS.

SUMMER CATFISHING IN TEXAS

FISHING FOR CATFISH IN JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST WITH NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE

By June we have really warmed up here in North Texas and are usually having 90 to 100 degree days, but night time temperatures are comfortable, as well as evenings and mornings. We generally try to stay off the water during the heat of the day (between 1:00 and 5:00). Catfishing in the Summer is generally good. June, July and August fishing during the day (mornings or evenings) will generally result in good catches of Blue Catfish ("box fish" or "keeper fish"). The bigger Trophy Blue Catfish become less common during June July and August but bigger Catfish are caught during these months on occasion. Daytime fishing for Catfish (mornings or evenings) generally results in good mumbers of catfish between 1 and 10 lbs. Night Fishing for Catfish during June, July and August is also available. Night fishing trips generally produce smaller numbers of catfish but the overall size in Generally better. Fishing for White Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass during June, July and August is usually very good and produces good numbers of White Bass (Sand Bass) and Hybrid Striped Bass. Summer really fires of the Redfish bite. These trips are done at night and clients on Freshwater Redfish fishing trips can expect to catch Redfish, Flathead Catfish and Channel Catfish. Flathead Catfish fishing is generally excellent during the summer but these trips are geared more towards the "trophy sportsman".Gar fishing is generally good during June, July and August. On Summer guided catfishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide service we will use a number of different techniques including shallow water fishing, fishing main lake structure, drift fishing for catfish, doodlesocking for catfish and more.

SUMMARY: CATFISH, WHITE BASS (SANDBASS) AND HYBRID STRIPED BASS CAN ALL BE CAUGHT IN THE SUMMER. WHITE BASS FISHING TRIPS IN THE SUMMER ARE VERY EXCITING FOR LARGE GROUPS OR FAILIES AND ARE AN EXCELLENT SUMMER TRIP. SUMMER TRIPS DURING THE DAY ARE 1/2 DAY TRIPS TO BEAT THE HEAT IN TEXAS. NIGHT TRIPS ALSO AVAILABLE. SUMMER FISHING FOR FRESHWATER REDFISH IS ALSO EXCELLENT.

FALL CATFISHING IN TEXAS

FISHING FOR CATFISH IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WITH NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE

Fall marks the beginning of the cool water period and by early October the temperatures have generally begun to cool giving us a much needed break from the Texas heat. September still stays pretty hot and the fishing for catfish, white bass and hybrids generally remains goods. As water temperatures begin to cool in October the Blue Catfish generally really get fired up and begin heavily feeding for the upcoming cold water period. Mid to late October generally results in easy limits of Blue Catfish and some occasional bigger Trophy Catfish starting to be caught. As November approaches the water temperature really starts to drop and the fish will start stacking up and opportunities for Trophy Blue Catfish become much more possible. Good numbers of blue catfish and channel catfish can be expected and Trophy Blue Catfish can be expected depending on water temperatures and how quickly the weather cools off. Fall guided catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service are day trips only. White Bass and Hybrids can be caught in good numbers during September and October but when the water temps cool of dramatically these fish become mush less agressive, but by this time we have focused our attentions on catching Trophy Blue Catfish almost exclusively.On or guided catfish fishing trips in the fall we will use a number of different techniques including shallow water fishing, fishing main lake structure, drift fishing for catfish (drifting), and even Cormorant Catfishing (fishing the water turkeys or "splat fishing" as some call it. In general the Fall is a very productive time for catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service and is one of our more preferred times to fish for catfish on our catfishing guide trips.

SUMMARY: FISHING FOR BLUE CATFISH IS EXCELLENT IN THE FALL AND TYPICALLY RESULTS IN GOOD NUMBERS OF BLUE CATFISH AND WE START CATCHING SOME GOOD NUMBERS OF TROPHY BLUE CATFISH AS WELL. HYBRID STRIPED BASS AND WHITE BASS FISHING CAN ALSO BE GOOD.

WINTER CATFISHING IN TEXAS

FISHING FOR CATFISH IN DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WITH NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE

Winter can be summed up in a few very short words....WANT TO CATCH SOME HUGE TEXAS TROPHY BLUE CATFISH? While many of our customer just want to catch a bunch of numbers of smaller 1-10 Lb "eating sized" Blue Catfish we have a hug following of clients who fish our guided catfishing trips every Winter for the Trophy Blue Catfish. If your interest lies in catching a Blue Catfish that weighs twenty pounds or more then Winter fishing is for you, because there simply is no better time to catch a Trophy Blue Catfish, and we grow them big around here. If you want to do a Winter fishing trip for the smaller 1-10 lb catfish we can do that too, but most of our efforts catfishing during December, January and February are focused on catching the Trophy Blue Catfish on Rod and Reel. These trips are generally very good during December, January and, February and typically provide excellent results. Cormorant Catfishing (also called "splat fishing" or fishing the water turkeys) can also produce some excellent catches during these months as well. Winter Fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service will employ a number of different techniques including fishing shallow water, fishing main lake structure, drift fishing for catfish (drifting for catfish), cormorant catfishing (water turkey fishing or splat fishing) and more. Please remember that WE CATCH AND RELEASE ALL CATFISH OVER 10 LBS.after taking photographs. We do not deviate from this catch and release policy so please be aware of this prior to booking a Trophy Blue Catfish fishing trip with North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

SUMMARY: WINTER IS THE "BIG CATFISH SEASON" WHEN WE START PRODUCING EXCELLENT CATCHES OF BIG MONSTER TEXAS BLUE CATFISH. IF YOU WANT TO CATCH A BIG CATFISH THIS IS WHEN YOU NEED TO FISH. BOOK EARLY BECAUSE SPACES FOR TROPHY BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS FILL UP FAST.

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The bottom line is catfishing is good all year long, some times are better than others, but you don't know if you don't go. If your interested in booking a trip just give us a call and we will be ahppy to let you know when the best time to go is based on your interests and let you know how the fishing is right now, but whether it's Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter you can pretty much bet that the Blue Catfish and Channel Catfish are biting, or if your interested in catching White Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass or Redfish we can do that to. We look forward to earning your business!

 

GUIDED CATFISH FISHING TRIPS INCLUDE

 

RECENT MEDIA PUBLICATIONS ABOUT NORTH TEXAS CATFISH GUIDE SERVICE

 

July 2006 - Field and Stream Magazine - Fishing by Jug - How to catch huge catfish without a rod and reel

June 2006 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Always game for a Fight - Gar Fishing

May 2006 - Lone Star Outdoor News - The Catfish are Jumping on Texas Lakes

May 2006 - Fox Sports Southwest - Toyota Trucks Southwest Outdoors Report with Barry Stokes on Fox TV "Spring Catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service"

April 2006 - Diva's in The Outdoors Television Show on The Men's Channel - "Spring Catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service and the Texas Divas"

April 2006 - Diva's in The Outdoors Television Show on The Men's Channel - "Trophy Catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service"

April 2006 - In-Fisherman Magazine 2006 Catfish Insider (Catfish Guide) - "Texas Catfishing Hot Spots"

March 2006 - Cedar Creek Pilot - "Cedar Creek Lake Record Blue Catfish caught March 2006 by Client of North Texas Catfish Guide Service"

March 2006 - Dallas Morning News - Cedar Creek Lake Record Blue Catfish

February 2006 - The Lady on the Lake Television Show - "Trophy Catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service for Monster Blue Catfish"

January 2006 - Dallas Morning News Tip of the Weekend - Trophy Blue Catfish

November 2005 - Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine - "Big Blues - Trophy Catfishing in Texas with North Texas Catfish Guide Service - Big Texas Catfish"

May 2005 - Fox Sports Southwest - Toyota Trucks Southwest Outdoors Report with Barry Stokes on Fox TV "Trophy Catfishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service"

Februrary 2005 - Dallas Morning News - "Keep an Open Mind in Pursuit of Big Catfish"

November 2004 - Dallas Morning News - "Winter Good for Trophy Catfish"

August 2004 -Texas Fish and Game Magazine - "Cash Cat's - Catfish Tournaments in Texas"

May 2004 - Texas Fish and Game Magazine - "44 Ways to Jugline for Blue Catfish"

May 2003 - In-Fisherman Catfish Insider (Catfish Guide) - "Beyond Basic Juglines - Jug Fishing for Catfish"

Listen for weekly call in fishing reports on The Texas Fishing and Outdoors Show with Brian Hiughes on the Texas State Radio Network (KRLD 1080 in Dallas/Fort Worth) on Saturday and Sunday Mornings.

 

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