News/Columns
Freshwater Fish Stamp Celebrates 20th Anniversary
During the past two decades, the Texas Freshwater Fish Stamp has helped fund the production of more than half a billion fish, including catfish, for stocking in Lone Star State...
Winter Fishing Fun By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
A boy and his father try their hand at ice fishing at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This is a fun winter activity parents can share with their children....
Page From the Past: South America’s Piraiba By Theodore Roosevelt
Page From the Past: South America’s Piraiba By Theodore Roosevelt In his book Through the Brazilian Wilderness, published in 1914, former president Theodore Roosevelt described the massive piraiba catfish of...
Washington Revives Channel Cat Stocking Program
WDFW fisheries biologist Marc Petersen holds up an 8-pound channel catfish caught in Roses Lake in Chelan County. (courtesy of WDFW) Washington Revives Channel Cat Stocking Program Source: Washington...
Cracking Down on Catfish Trafficking Source: Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement
Officials say suspects sold thousands of pounds of catfish illegally. (Photo courtesy of KFW Law Enforcement) Cracking Down on Catfish Trafficking Source: Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Multi-State investigation...
Page From the Past: Mississippi River Fishing As told by Bluegrass Storyteller Chuck Larkin
Page From the Past: Mississippi River Fishing As told by Bluegrass Storyteller Chuck Larkin In the 1980s, Chuck Larkin hosted the WPBA-TV variety show “Tonight at Ferlinghetti’s,” a PBS music...
KDWP Commissioners Approve New Blue Catfish Regulation Source: Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks
KDWP Commissioners Approve New Blue Catfish Regulation Source: Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks New harvest limits aim to balance fisheries and enhance angler opportunities. Commissioners with the Kansas Department...
Channel Cats vs Blue Cats: Know the Difference by Capt. Richard Simms
Fisheries biologists say that color is sometimes the worst way to distinguish one fish species from another. For various reasons outlined below, there are times when even big channel catfish...
Channel Cat Record Tops 46 Pounds
John Tyler Rutherford (left) and his father are all smiles as they pose for the camera with John’s 46.7-pound state-record channel catfish, one of the biggest caught anywhere in North...
7-Year-Old Catches New Lake-Record Catfish By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
Seven-year-old Gunnar Cheney (center) now holds the record for the largest-ever catfish caught at Lake Lamar Bruce just outside of Saltillo, Mississippi. (courtesy of MDWFP) 7-Year-Old Catches New Lake-Record Catfish...
