Just got back from the lake. Spent about 2 hours (7pm to 9 pm), wading a shoreline that isn't really accessible from the bank, throwing a white beetle spin. Didn't catch jack, not even a bite. I was about to pack it up but then decided to try out some stink-bait I made from chicken livers, salt, flour, garlic, and water. I let it sit out for a few days and get all rotten and maggot filled. It stank well but was too runny and didn't stay on either regular treble-hook or sponge treble-hook. So I used the last of my regular chicken liver, and caught a nice (channel, I think) catfish. It put up a pretty decent fight for it's size (3-4 lbs). pretty fun and much better than getting skunked. I didn't have any pliers so it took forever to get the hook out and I felt sorry for the fish so I went home.
I caught the cat at an area where the creek feeds into the lake and near where two fishing points meet. There is some drowned trees in the area as well. Is this a generally good area for catfish at night? Or did I just get lucky?