Big Otter Creek: Catfish 101, and other species?

[tweedwolfscream]

Now you guys got me kicking myself... just this past weekend I was up in Grey County where I have plenty of reliable chub spots, and even got into a school of shiners... I've caught plenty up there with my fail-proof trick of trying to catch trout. Probably won't have occasion to catch more before this weekend. Oh well, I'll be back at the trailer again and hopefully will be able to plan ahead and catch some chubs or shiners. Probably paying for bait this time.

By the way in my pile of fishing stuff I never use I found a jar of those trout bait scented marshmallows... I don't imagine they'd work as catfish bait but is it worth adding one to the hook just to keep it off the bottom? Or better for the bait to sit right on the bottom and not have weird smells that trout are supposed to like?