Dear countrygent,

I put a couple of channel cats in my pond when I lived in NY a few years ago.

I forgot about them until one day I was slowly stripping a wooly bugger for bass when a 25 inch catfish inhaled the fly. I only ever caught 2 more, but both of them had grown considerably since they were stocked at 10" of length.

I honestly don't think the fly selection matters much so long as it looks like a food item of sufficient size for the catties. Slowly working streamers should do just fine, especially if you soak your wooly buggers overnight in chicken liver juice.

Regards,
Tim Murphy

[This message has been edited by Tim Murphy (edited 30 June 2005).]