A Couple Catfish Freaks Ready For Some Big Blues With Capt. Hugh!!!

With the construction season finally ending up, I'm ready for a getaway for sure! Lots of hours working out of town, and family seems to reduce my time on the water each year. However,,, I'm still a diehard catfisherman, and will always be! Me and a good friend of mine Kip Armstrong, who is an avid catfisherman for many years and  founder of Catfish Freaks website are heading back to the James River soon to chase them Big Blues!  We will be meeting up again with legendary Capt. Hugh Self . Recently, they boated one over 100 pounds!! I have fished a couple past years with Capt. Hugh  with great results! He put me on my personal best blue cat this past spring a 72lb. Hawg! He knows the river, and is a professor on catching big blue catfish. Catching big fish is no guarentee! But, I know one thing, WE will be fishing hard daylight to dark, or after for them!!!!  Can't Catch 'Em From The Couch!!!   rollo

  Here are some past pictures fishing with some friends on the James River in Va. with Capt. Hugh.

Get 'Em Hooked!

Jacie asked to go fishing the other evening. We hit a farm pond in an attempt to catch some fish. She did really well catching many bluegills, and some bass. Here's a few pictures of her showing dad how to catch bait, and how she feels about dad keeping her fish for flathead bait!  LOL

Go Pro Cameras

Just purchased a Go Pro Hero Camera. Gotta say, I'm impressed!  Lots of options and different settings for camera angles etc. So far I give it a thumbs up!  rollo

Post Spawn Flathead Fishing

Hit the river last night. Bite was slow, but ended up with some good fish. Biggest was 28, a 15, and went in the river after another that got away!   Decent night out anyways...
 Once again..........Ya can't catch em' from the couch!!!!!......rollo

Tom sees why I like big livebaits now! LOL





Gotta let em go!

Jacie's Fishing Trip!

Got to get out and take Jacie fishing today! What made it even more special, I got permission to fish a pond that my dad took me to when I was young. And dad got out to share our experience! Def. memories!   rollo

Early Morning Flathead Fishing

Hitting The Hardwoods!

Here are some pictures from a past trip on the river hittting logjams!

Mushroom Hunting

With all the highwater from the spring rains, I have had the chance to get out a few times lately with some friends to do some mushroom hunting. So far we haven't done too bad. We found a few new spots in the process that have been good woods, and have hit some old spots that have also came to life. One bank has gave up over 160 of them lately. This has been a good spring for them this season. I have heard many good reports from others as well....  rollo

Like To Catfish? Come Join The Catfish Freaks!!!

Recently, a good friend of mine Kip Armstrong called discussing starting a catfishing website. He asked if I would like to be involved helping him promote a friendly catfishing forum where people could share their knowledge, and a place for the begginer to join and learn the sport also. I agreed, and gotta say the visions we talked about to make a great forum are very much underway with many good members already! If you are a fisherman that enjoys catfishing or fishing for any species. I think you will enjoy Catfish Freaks!  Come join in for free at... http://catfishfreaks.proboards.com/  rollo

Spring Highwater Begins

Big Blue's With Hugh On The James River.

Just got back from blue catfishing the James River in Va. Met up with legendary Capt. Hugh Self .  This was my third trip to the James, and im glad we had another stellar trip with a couple of my friends. Weather was tough this trip with changing temps. and high winds, but we hung in and found a few good fish and some big fish as well.  Capt. Hugh knows the river, and will put ya on some of the biggest cats! ..  rollo

Adam's 55lb. Blue Cat

Kenny's New P.B  40lbs.

 34 lber

And My Back-Breaking!  72lb. Blue Cat

*Check out more awesome photos from this trip soon under the video section!

Ice-Fishing

Made it out ice-fishing with some friends. Bite was alittle slow with the snow on the ice. But, we managed some gills, largemouth bass, and nice crappies! Fish were caught on a variety of baits from Custom Jigs@ Spins! Ratsos, Shrimpos. and Jigging Spoons from them worked great on this tough day. If you have never checked out their site, I advise you do so. I use their products year round for catching bait for catfishing, panfishing for fun in the summer, and ice-fishing fish during the cold water months!  Check their products out.   rollo

Get out and Scout!

Weather might not be suited for anchoring up to fish. But, wintertime can be the best time to go out on the boat and scout! Mother nature changes waterways each and every year, and throughout the year! I often use the slower fishing months to simply go out and look for changes. We are all familiar with our local waterways. However, small changes can make fish do different things. Certain good spots can go to be bad spots in no time! Its very important to see your waterways during the months of each year! Whether its sonar scanning, or visual scanning, it will give you the edge on your next trip!  rollo