Catfish Kids

by Ron Presley Team work and learning together Madison is shown here with her personal best blue catfish. The big blue weighed 59 pounds. Madison Atkins is a relative newcomer...

If you teach your kids to fish and hunt, you won’t have to hunt your kids.   Nature has a way of communicating peace, comfort and knowledge if you take...

by Shane Wilson Teaching kids the importance of Catch-Photo-Release The fourth annual Fishing’s Future National Youth Catch-Photo-Release Contest began June 3, 2017. The total value of the grand prize package...

Young cat man wins coveted Santee Cooper Monster Cat Quest Big Fish Championship Belt   The Santee Cooper Monster Cat Quest held their inaugural catfish tournament out of Black’s Camp,...

No X-box, just a tackle box. Thirteen-year-old Connor King has a passion for fishing. Connor hails from Mt. Vernon, Indiana, where he lives with is mom and dad, Jennifer and...

This little channel cat might make a good model. Artful catfish kids, in five states, could use their artistic abilities to highlight their state catfish. The contest, offered by Wildlife...

by Matt Burlingame The Indiana Catfish Conservation Association (ICCA) was founded in 2012. Its mission is to promote the management of Indiana’s catfish resources with scientifically relevant data and grow...

By Ron Presley It’s never too early to take kids fishing Some of the greatest memories of my childhood involved fishing. Getting up early; asking, are we there yet; stopping along the...

By Ron Presley Shane Wilson signs his correspondence with the phrase, “Fishing's Future......more than a sport.” Give that statement just a little thought and you will understand the mission of...