May 2021
fishing, catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish, trophy catfish, yellow cats, tournament, recreational, bait, conservation, Cooper River, South Carolina, tidal water, Mississippi River, Ron Presley, Keith Sutton, Brent Frazee, rivers, Missouri River, COVID
Trophy Catfish for the Future
“CONSERVATION WORKS” Program Promoted by NMMA and Others When conservation efforts are successful it has a lasting public benefit for generations. In late February, a coalition of ten organizations...
Why We Catfish: A Guest Editorial by Matt Russell
Making Memories by Matthew Russell My name is Matthew Russell I am 36 years old. I am from Kansas but I moved to Northern Alabama about three years ago....
SeaArk Owners Invitational 2021—How They Fished
Lessons from the 2021 SeaArk Owner’s Invitational Editor’s Note: The catfish community readily recognizes SeaArk Boats as one of the strongest supporters of the sport of catfishing. Their annual...
Catfish Gear #40
Get the Job Done with B’n’M Poles B’n’M knows rods. They should since they have been building them for more than 70 years. After years of experience with crappie fishing...
Catfish Basics #112
Have a Plan with Mark Coburn As a novice angler, you can vastly improve your odds of consistently catching fish by learning and using mapping. Many of us listen to...
Catfish Basics #111
Managing the Short Bite with Anthony Kulis A short bite occurs when a fish comes up, softly hits the bait, then backs off. Don’t confuse this with the dink bite....
If It Weren’t For COVID
Olen Lehman rediscovered fishing during the coronavirus last summer and learned how to catch big catfish on the Missouri River. Quarantined in a Fishing Boat by Brent Frazee Some...
Big River Sweet Spots
Fishing upstream from the Missouri River wing dam seen in the background produced this trophy blue cat for author Keith Sutton. (Matt Sutton Photo) Big River Tactics: How to...
Tidal Water Tactics for Flatheads
Planning Makes the Flathead Bite More Predictable by Ron Presley Nothing is more important than understanding the tides. Flathead anglers continually debate live versus cut bait and day versus...
May 2021 Catfish Connections
COVID Lingers but Anglers Respond Positively I finally feel like the corner has turned on the COVID calamity. The news is better most days as more states open up...
