You sound like you know what you are talking about. A while ago a friend of mine, deceased now, told me that he knew a woman who lived in the town of Detroit, near the lake and that she would watch the "other side", whatever that meant, in the spring and that the catfish would come in to spawn. I think it was in April, May, or June and that where she was talking about you could see gravel beds and that it was shallow enough that you could see the fish. They described them as looking like part of the bottom in a large brown mass because there were so many massed in the area. I have scouted the lake and it looks to me that they were talking about an area of access through the town to a parking area (gravel) with a couple picnic tables and in front of that the water is shallow but wide and you can see the bottom. My friend said he set up a lawn chair and his pole, cooler for bait and his cooler for beer and that the action on worms was so hectic that he had to keep his line in in order to be able to drink a beer!!! I know he went numerous times but never connected with him to get better details. He stated that, and he wasn't a BS artist, he caught nearly 300 nice size catfish and that the cleaning was tedious and long but that they were delicious. Personally, I think they are one of the best eating fish around depending on the quality of the water they come out of. If you are aware of this spot or know anything more of it let us know on your blog. I will also as I am hep to scope this out this year and score some good fish. Catch/Eat?Release