Bass move to deeper water and are often ganged up in tight schools. A slow fishing approach is best. The biggest bass are often caught in late winter, just before the spawning season. Richland Chambers, Livingston, Choke Canyon, Monticello, Cedar Creek. Using unique sensory organs in addition to their olfactory senses, catfish can find food sources in total darkness.
Channel cats are in shallow spawning areas in the spring.
This is a good time for bank fishermen to have a shot at catching a good string of fish. Channel cats often spawn in the underwater crevices created by rocks placed by humans to slow erosion. This is the prime season for channel cats. They are most active when the water temperature is 75 to 80 degrees. In lakes, fish for them on the same underwater structure that attracts bass.