Fished the Tusc River with my dad last night for 6 hours in the TCBA catfish tournament.......we had live bluegills and creek chubs........we also had cut creek chubs and bluegills and we had ONE run in the 6 hours of fishing time.........the Tusc has been that way since about October 1rst.........lots of hours fishing for very few bites...........weve even tried chicken livers to get a few channel cats and nothing is working right now for us ..........has anyone else ran into a extremely tough bite so far this Fall season ?? i usually catch alot of channel cats and flatties all through October and even late into November........im just trying to figure out why the bite has been so tough ?? even the turtles quit biting .............i had rods in for almost 3 hours straight last night and none of them even moved they had the same baits on them when i reeled them in to check them.............ANY ADVICE ??? The water levels have been extremely low for about a month or so now could that be the problem........i mean the fish still have to eat right ??

Well the fish tend to go deep in the winter... somewhat and sometimes now. Depending on the bait in the river system. The bait tends to move out in the main channel here this time of year into deeper water. With your low water conditions going on.....I would look for deeper water. Dont be afraid to throw a slip cork if the bait is suspended. Fish tend to feed under the bait balls this time of year here. Its basic fishing really ...find the bait and you will find the fish. I just think the bait has moved out into deeper water on you and the fish followed.