Delaware River 5/14/15

[MudCat08]

First time fishing the river. Fished from 8pm until 11pm below Burlington Island, next to Bristol Bridge.

A lot of snags but also many bites. fish were getting caught in the rocks after they were hooked.
Only caught two eels and one small channel cat with a friend.
Good thing no skunk! Will probably be back to the river in some other spot.

We were in search of huge river catfish. did not get any that night!

[shucker]

Use sunnies live and chunked

[MudCat08]

Used live shiners but nothing was taking them. only chicken livers produced bites.

I have used cut sunfish before on reservoirs with no luck. Will they finally work on the Delaware?
Also what type of sunfish? bluegills would do right?

[Andrushkin33]

Also,

I would use the eels you guys have caught. Cut them up bloody and drop them out. You be surprised how much cats enjoy them.

Did just that at round valley and spruce run and was rewarded.

Andre

[MudCat08]

Also,

I would use the eels you guys have caught. Cut them up bloody and drop them out. You be surprised how much cats enjoy them.

Did just that at round valley and spruce run and was rewarded.

Andre

Thank you for the tip Andy!

A whole eel is perfect for a big catfish? also i'd imagine the eels, if used as bait there would just crawl under a whole bunch of rocks or trees and snag the line pretty good..

[Andrushkin33]

Thank you for the tip Andy!

A whole eel is perfect for a big catfish? also i'd imagine the eels, if used as bait there would just crawl under a whole bunch of rocks or trees and snag the line pretty good..

Actually I just cut them up in chunks, never used a whole live one.

Worked like magic.

Andre

[MudCat08]

Awesome, that sounds like a snag-free plan.
So i have to try that and live sunfish.

[sam18014]

chunk trout 4/0 5/0 bait holder no weights cast out let drift when just watch it they will bite if you get snagged alot put ballon on it move the balloon different depths to see where you getting bites