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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...

B’n’M Redesigns Its Silver Cat Magnum Rods By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Thanks to their unparalleled sensitivity, strong backbone and casual fisherman’s price, B’n’M’s original Silver Cat Magnum rods quickly became...

Small ponds can yield big results—if you know how to find the best catfish hiding spots. Catfish Basics #177, Where to Find Pond Catfish Story and photo by Keith “Catfish”...

Page from the Past: The Great Catfish Caper From “Men of the Underworld: The Professional Criminals Own Story” Edited by Charles Hamilton I’ve heard some tall tales in my time,...

Two new programs aim to reduce the number of invasive blue catfish found in Chesapeake Bay. (credit: Keith Sutton)   Maryland DNR Introduces Commercial Blue Cat Programs Initiatives will test...

Jason Burns with his 53-pound-plus lake record caught in Twin Buttes Reservoir. New Lake Record at Twin Buttes? Texas Parks & Wildlife Inland Fisheries Big blue tips the scales at...

Virginia lawmakers hope to curb the blue catfish’s impact on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem by encouraging more harvest and consumption of these delicious fish. (credit: Keith Sutton) Virginia Lawmakers Target...

Marc Cooper and girlfriend, Katie Allen, show off a 30-pound blue taken pulling planer boards in relatively shallow water in the back end of a slough off the Tennessee River....

Ing with the big catfish, which he said weighs 150 pounds on the nose. (courtesy of Chigboro Fisheries) New Record Wels in the UK Source: Chigboro Fisheries Eight-foot monster released...

Page from the Past: Churning for Catfish From “Plantation Life Before Emancipation” by R.Q. Mallard In his 1892 memoir “Plantation Life Before Emancipation,” Robert Quarterman Mallard painted a vivid picture...