Destinations

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...

While waiting for a catfish to bite, Vernon Lovejoy (left), Captain Dave Magness (center) and Frayne Berg discuss some of their time in Vietnam.   Lines in the Water, Brothers...

Author Jeffrey Miller with a solid Sheyenne River catfish. The fish was caught on a piece of cut goldeye during the middle of the day. North Dakota’s Other Rivers By...

Jimmi Brown, a guide in central Iowa, holds proof that the Hawkeye State contains some trophy channel catfish.   Farm Country Cats Story and Photos By Brent Frazee Big channel...