News/Columns

Seeing Thermoclines by Brad Wiegmann Thermoclines are easily seen on sonar units as reflections of rapidly changing water temperatures reflect off echoes being sent and received by a transducer.  ...

Pro angler Alessandro Biancardi of Mantova, Italy has shocked the whole catfish world with a 9-foot, 4-inch monster wels cat caught in the River Po on May 25.   Is...

A five-year study of the Lower Mississippi River in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee will help guide Corps of Engineers management and conservation efforts well into the...

Five Ways to Prepare for Summer Fun Source: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Keeping kids safe and healthy should be foremost on everyone’s mind when enjoying outdoor activities this summer....

Since he has been down this road before, Micka Burkhart knew exactly where to go to weigh his likely new Tennessee state record catfish (122.3 pounds). He said he called...

In this old family photo, you can see a joyful spark in Rodney Crimm’s eyes as he hoists a 13-pound flathead that’s nearly as big as the eight-year-old angler.  ...

TPWD Stocking Lone Star Lakes With Catfish Source: Texas Parks & Wildlife Take the family fishing at Neighborhood Fishing lakes and ponds across Texas.   In a recent news release,...

Minnesota DNR fisheries research biologists hold large flathead catfish netted for a three-year study to determine population and size structure in a portion of the Minnesota River.   Big Cats...

IGFA, the organization responsible for keeping official world record fishing listings, has established a special world-record category for kids only. (IGFA Photo)   IGFA Establishes World Records for Kids Only...

I Broke It! by Brad Wiegmann Save $$$ by repairing your broken sonar transducer cable.       If you haven’t broken one yet, you will sooner or later. Even though...