Catfish Basics

Taking proper care of your rods, reels, terminal tackle and fishing accessories can help assure you have an enjoyable time on the water whenever you can go fishing. Catfish Basics...

Catfish pro Joey Pounders of Caledonia, Mississippi brings in some big catches of big catfish by studying current and river levels where he fishes this time of year.   Catfish...

Catfish Basics #162—with Marshall Hughey With the cooler months upon us, I start looking for shallow-water flats adjacent to deeper-water channels or holes. When the water temperature starts dropping, catfish...

Arkansas outdoorsman Charlie Bass has been pursuing catfish for decades. The tips he shares in this issue can help you catch more big ones next time you’re fishing in flowing...

When I started out years ago, I started at the bottom. I didn't have a nice boat, sponsors or expensive equipment. I was fishing off a 24-foot pontoon boat that...

Tennessee River fishing guide Mike Mitchell (left) knows all the tricks necessary to put his clients on trophy-class catfish   Capt. Mike Mitchell of Russellville, Alabama has established himself as...

Those of you learning the basics of catfishing would do well to look back at the tactics shared by the anglers of yesteryear. As we embrace modern techniques and technology,...

Cat Matt Jones’ better half, Michelle Jones, shows off a big beautiful flathead caught during daytime hours.     Ahhhh, the flathead catfish—big, strong and a stone-cold killer. Most anglers...

In a continuing effort to help all you new anglers curb your flathead frustration, let me offer another quick tip to help you improve your alpha predator game. Reaching back...

You know flatheads can be very confusing and elusive to many anglers out there, so let me share a quick tip to help you curb your frustration. If you are...