| Shallow lakes and reservoirs often have | | | | to the shallow shorelines because bait fish will |
| featureless basins and shallow shorelines. You can | | | | concentrate at night there. If you are fishing in a |
| catch channel catfish by drift fishing the large | | | | boat locate edge lines where soft pan bottom |
| basins using cut baits such as gizzard shad, creek | | | | turns into sand or rock. Drop anchor here and |
| chubs, and shiners as you catfish bait selection. A | | | | cast your catfish bait towards the shore line. You |
| good bait fishing catfish rig for drift fishing would | | | | can also attract channel catfish to your area by |
| be a three way swivel rig. Use a sinker large | | | | dropping a underwater fishing light and chumming |
| enough to stay on the bottom and a 5/0 to 7/0 | | | | the area. You can catch channel catfish while your |
| hook. | | | | bait fishing with a simple slip bobber rig, or by |
| To fish shallow reservoirs and lakes at night head | | | | fishing tight line. |