I fished Calaveras Saturday night. I caught a 23in redfish and about 10 catfish. Was out again this morning (10/8/07) with my son from 7am-11am we caught 7 catfish. We fished with dead shrimp off the bottom. I was told to use Danny kings punch bait with a bobber. Tried it but caught a lot of little catfish. I tried free- lining live bait off the bottom with no luck. I was fishing shallow. I Anchored at 4.6 ft water depth and casted towards the bank. Evening and earlier morning are the best times to fish either Calaveras or Brauning. I have not had much luck at Brauning. I always go to Calaveras, I fish out of a boat. You can rent a jon boat with 5hp motor at either lake for $15 hr or $99.00 8am to 5pm. I never fish the crappie wall because there are always too many boats.
