River Monsters!
Travis Frank
Too hot for muskies? That's fine. The river levels finally dropped, and I can safely chase another freshwater beast. Enter the sexiest fish in the river. Aka: the catfish! Since I personally haven't pursued any large fish for nearly a month, I couldn't have been more amped. I have this urge inside that says, "Travis, you need to catch something huge today." I can't control it and I certainly cannot explain it. The only thing I know, is that I love every minute of it.
I could go into the details of the the catch, but I'll just sum it up right here. There is nothing better than a bone crushing strike of a flathead catfish. In the raging river waters, they have a mindset that if I don't get it right now, it will be gone. With that said, my poor bait doesn't stand a chance when that big mouth decides to open. In fact, I'm sure it's a terrifying situation to be in. As the sun set last night I drowned a lively bullhead in a mass of sunken trees and logs. It's been a while, but the incredible strike brought the past right back and I was able to horse the beast out of the log jam. Man vs Beast, and this time I was the winner!
The cat last night was not a giant by flathead terms, but it was a good fealing to finally do battle again. The heat and humidity that has sidelined the muskie fishing for most of the past month has made for a bit of a boring stretch. I'm happy to report that a new option now exists. The weather man says that the highs for the next several days will be in the mid to upper 80's. It turns out that this catfish might be the best thing to hold me over until we get another break in the heat. Either way, I just did battle again, so once again I thank God for spoiling me with another prize, and I will patiently wait for the next strike to occur. Until then, maybe you should give catfish a try, or just keep on livin' your dream!