Jan 2025

Lucas Barnett is all smiles after landing a channel catfish that established a new Idaho catch-and-release record. (courtesy of Idaho Fish & Game) Double Record Catch Source: Idaho Fish &...

Daniel Wegener of Fort Totten, North Dakota, holds up a stringer with the 4-pound, 9-ounce bullhead he caught Sept. 27, 2024, on Devils Lake. The bullhead is the new North...

Scientists, officials and fishermen released this 300-pound Mekong giant catfish back into Cambodia’s Mekong River on December 10, 2024 after it was tagged. (Credit: Chhut Chheana/USAID Wonders of the Mekong)...

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Catfish Basics #173, Dragging Baits with Chad Mayfield Dragging baits is one of my favorite methods of fishing, and I don’t really change anything no matter what season it is....

Many catfish fans confine their fishing activity to warm months, but it’s easy to load a stringer with good-eating channel cats when fishing farm ponds on cold winter days.  ...

Twin brothers, Terry and Larry, with a matched double. Terry was given a guided catfish trip for his retirement.   Should I Hire a Guide? by Brad Durick There are...

Joe Bragg’s guide clients, even families with young ones, learn that blue catfish will bite in the cold of winter. Photo courtesy of Joe Bragg. Cool Cats By Brent Frazee...

Jackson and Mike Mitchell with part of a tournament-winning catch of 3 catfish weighing 171 pounds on Wilson Lake. Photos courtesy of Mike and Jackson Mitchell Cattin’ Around the Tennessee...