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Matt “CatMatt” Jones believes teaching children how to fish can help them grow into responsible adults. As chair of the 2024 Catfish Academy for Kids, he’s seeking donations of rods...

Split-screen imaging with traditional sonar on one side and mapping on the other. The sonar screen capture, taken during summer, shows a thermocline starting at 20 feet and balls of...

Whether he’s helping guide other anglers or fishing a big catfish tournament with his dad Mike (on right), Jackson Mitchell (left) of Russellville, Alabama always has a big smile on...

A tagged blue catfish caught in July 2023 for the Satilla tagging study. Reporting information about tags and tagged fish can help biologists learn more about the impacts these predators...

A report just out from the Oklahoma DEQ contains important information that can help you make safe, informed choices about consuming fish caught in lakes throughout the state.   Mercury...

New Kids’ Books Feature Catfish By Keith Sutton Valuable lessons for young children are at the heart of two colorful new books.   Two recently released children’s books are sure...

A toolbar running across the top of the screen allows anglers to quickly interface with the trolling motor or other devices in the boat. (Photo by Brad Wiegmann)    ...

A North Carolina farm pond produced this 27-pound-plus record channel cat for Justin Hall of Reidsville, NC. (Photo courtesy of Hall and NC Wildlife Resources Commission)     More State...

Red Swamp Crayfish, photo by Keith Sutton   Help Fight the Spread of Invasive Crayfish By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Importing crayfish for bait is not a good idea   The...

Free “Learn to Fish” Course! Source: International Game Fish Association Want your kids to be smart, ethical anglers? Helping them complete the IGFA’s free online Learn to Fish course is...