Best Fishing Days & Times: Almanac Fishing Calendar 2025

I’m 36 and been fishing since I could hold and cast a pole. I live in wv rite on the banks of the Ohio river. Here the best thing I’ve found to catch fish in general is to have a variety of baits. When I go I fish with 6 catfish rigged poles and have a light bass throwing pole on the side. I always go with at least three different types of baits. Which in include night crawlers which work great they are versatile and can attract any of the several types of fish in the Ohio river. Also go with chicken livers because all three types of catfish can’t resist a good chunk of liver. Then third bait various but the last couple years I found that koolaid chicken breast chunks works best. I just wait for the local Krogers to mark down some sort of chicken breast and grab it. Never pay the full price for this. Anyway I take the chicken cut it into 2inchx2inch cubes put it in a ziplock bag and grab one pack of whatever koolaid u want to try. Personally and red koolaid and orange have down the best for me but I’ve caught cats on all flavors. And almost forgot I do sprinkle just tad of garlic powder or salt but not to much bc it’s always not done great when to much is added. So at least use three different baits. Seems to always work the best for me and with the river u just never know what ur gonna catch. A couple more baits I use is cheddar hotdogs, Bisquick dough balls and of course live fresh caught bass. Hope this helps someone and gl catching this year. As of now my biggest out of the Ohio river was a 67lb flathead catfish caught using a bass head.

i used to go here to find the best days and hours to fish. not anymore in here. nothing shows just month and days without any information

I'm now 50 and my granddad said I was born with a fishing pole in my hand best catfish bait I've used here in Tennessee is chicken livers let them sit out for about 3 days and a good hot sun let them farm up then cut them into chunks and place them in a 2 inch by 2 inch square pantyhose. The chicken livers will squeeze out of the pores of the hose and the hose will keep it on your triple hook or single hook.

Wind from the east, fish bite the least. Wind from the west, fish bite the best!

This may sound crazy but it works , a hook with a wad or ball of nightcrawlers on it then just a spray of WD40. I've seen this work time and time again for catfish.

I am 60 years old and have fished my whole life here in western Kentucky. Over time I have read many various methods for fishing with Liver. The very best method I have discovered to keep liver on your hook is to buy a cheap pair of pantie hose, cut you out a two and half inch square, put your liver in the center, and then pull the corners up until tight around the liver and tie them together. Makes a nice little liver package. The pantie hose will keep it on the hook and as the fish bite the liver will dispense through the hose openings.

I use nightcrawlers for my catfish bait. I grow some of the biggest nightcrawlers in my flower beds, so any time that I'm working in my flower beds or if I'm planning to go fishing soon, I use my little garden tool to rake the wood chips over to the side and use my little spade to dig down into the soil searching for fresh ones. I collect any and all that I find and store them in coffee cans. I wet down newspaper to layer over the top of the soil and keep it damp, then store them in the closet in our basement. (I used to store them in our garage until my curious cat discovered what I was keeping in the cans.) I'm from the old school, and I believe every child should get the chance to experience the simple joys of life that mother nature provides. I started my 3 grandsons from the very beginning, which was digging for nightcrawlers. That was quite a challenge, and it was a struggle not to laugh while the 3 boys were trying to decide who was going to pick up the first worm. Like I said, I grow big ones, so they do look a lot like a snake, and they move fast too! Ha! I had purchased each of the 3 of the boys a short rod and reel, (a Sponge Bob, a Superman, and a misc. one) and one tackle box to share. I took them to a private pond that had a dock to fish off of, and showed them how to bait their hooks with their worm. They weren't too fond of the wiggling creatures, but they got the job done. We were finally ready to cast out. Since they weren't able to cast out very far at first, the only fish they caught were small perch. You would've thought the youngest one had caught a big shark the first time he caught a fish. He forgot all about reeling it in until I reminded him. They were all quite excited when they caught their first big catfish, as they like to put up such a fight. These have been some of the best and most memorable times of both my life and theirs. They still talk about these times and how much fun they've had spending time with me, which warms this old gma's heart so much! We still go fishing together, but not as often since they are all teenagers now. I still use the Sponge Bob pole now and then, and I've caught some big catfish while using it. Lol! I still collect nightcrawlers, and on a good year I'll save them in 5 gallon plastic buckets. I do hate worm juice though, so I usually wear plastic gloves. Lol! I hope someone enjoyed my story. Thank you for allowing me to share it. ~Missouri GMA