Food Habits - Flatheads are predatory fish and will consume bass, bream, shad, crayfish and often feed on other catfish. The young rely more extensively on aquatic insects and crayfish than do the adults. Large flatheads sometime congregate where food is plentiful such as near tailraces of dams.

What is the best bait for flathead catfish?

Best Catfish Bait For Flathead Catfish. Flatheads feed primarily on live baits. Good hearty and lively baits like live perch, bluegill, sunfish, goldfish or mudcats are the preferred bait for catching flatheads.

Will flathead catfish eat cut bait?

In colder water especially, flatheads will hit cut bait, especially when they're feeding heavily. ... If you've get even a slight movement to the bait by fishing current or drift fishing that's even better.