rk_diver
04-11-2009, 03:38 PM
Hit the Westport area this morning to see if the fish I'd spotted on the side scan two days earlier were catfish. Two boats were there in the general area when I arrived. One boat landed a cat, the other boat netted one fish that I couldn't see, the second one they netted was a cat (to the best of my eyesight). Two more boats came in a little bit later. There weren't as many fish grouped together, but again this was in the morning and water temps were down. As I was running the side scan I came across a large school of (what looked to be) panfish. I threw into the middle of them and caught a decent sized Crappie (didn't measure, figured around 10"). I don't like Crappie or Catfish, main purpose was to identify what they were. Thinking back, one of the boats appeared to be using small minnows. Since I don't usually fish for cats on purpose I'm not familiar with the tactics. After seeing the Crappies though I'm betting that's what they were targeting, with an extra "bonus" of slimy, ugly cats! People who fish from shore may have some luck off the Gov. Nelson breakwater (though I didn't go over there to see what was hanging around there). FYI, they don't have their piers in yet at Gov. Nelson.