Destinations

There are many scenic spots to catfish along Interstate 40, including the fishing pier at Arkansas’ Lake Dardanelle State Park. (credit: Ark. Dept. of Parks & Tourism)   Catfishing I-40...

A guest views part of the display in the Capital City Museum in Frankfort, Kentucky. This museum has one of the largest collections of Kentucky or Frankfort reels in the...

Guide Chris Simpson said the blue, flathead and channel catfish all thrive at Clarks Hill Lake.   South Carolina Triple Threat for Catfish Story and photos by Terry Madewell If...

The Texas state-record blue catfish and previous world-record holder “Splash” caught at Lake Texoma is shown here in its home at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center where it lived until...

Spring catfish stockings in Texas and Arizona community waters bring exciting urban fishing opportunities for anglers of all ages. (credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)   Spring Stockings Bring Big...

You might be tempted to turn a big apple snail (pictured here) or its look-alike cousin the mystery snail into escargot, but eating one of these invasive gastropods could cause...

Aaron and Vivian Hurley learned firsthand that the sometimes-swift tailwater areas below Tennessee River dams can be outstanding locations to target big blue catfish.   Tailwater Catfishing A-to-Z Story and...

Many civic groups and conservation organizations sponsor kids fishing derbies each year. Here, a member of the Quail Forever chapter in Bowling Green, Kentucky nets a channel cat for one...

Fishing the South Fork of the Solomon River in Kansas is a family tradition for Olin Hyde and his grandsons Owen (center) and Eli (left).   Following Family Tradition by...

Capt. Bob Crosby (right) poses for a photo with a client—Mose Weary of Collins, Mississippi— holding a dandy Mississippi River blue cat. Fish this size are common in the waters...