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<blockquote data-quote="rsimms" data-source="post: 5678647" data-attributes="member: 1534"><p>That's a hard question answer. Us SCF catfish guides have been discussing the exact same thing. We USED to always tell folks that May (late April to early June) was absolutely the best time for numbers and quality - the pre-spawn period when fish are eating like crazy. However, the last two or three years April has been decent but May has been VERY disappointing for us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Whereas, this year we've been hammering fish, including TARP's in July. See our <a href="https://www.sceniccityfishing.com/2023_wall_of_fame.html" target="_blank">"Wall of Fame"</a> - 20 TARP catfish in July alone. Our GUESS is that the spawn came earlier than normal this year (starting perhaps in May). Now in July we've been in the post-spawn and quality fish have been hungry. Of course we also look forward to a big fish bite in late October and early November as well.</p><p></p><p>Something has definitely changed for us the last two years, but for all we know, it will change back next year. Mother Nature can be very fickle. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rsimms, post: 5678647, member: 1534"] That's a hard question answer. Us SCF catfish guides have been discussing the exact same thing. We USED to always tell folks that May (late April to early June) was absolutely the best time for numbers and quality - the pre-spawn period when fish are eating like crazy. However, the last two or three years April has been decent but May has been VERY disappointing for us. :( Whereas, this year we've been hammering fish, including TARP's in July. See our [URL='https://www.sceniccityfishing.com/2023_wall_of_fame.html']"Wall of Fame"[/URL] - 20 TARP catfish in July alone. Our GUESS is that the spawn came earlier than normal this year (starting perhaps in May). Now in July we've been in the post-spawn and quality fish have been hungry. Of course we also look forward to a big fish bite in late October and early November as well. Something has definitely changed for us the last two years, but for all we know, it will change back next year. Mother Nature can be very fickle. :mad: [/QUOTE]
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