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Catfish Basics: What to Do When Catfish Won’t Bite By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
When catfish won’t bite, a change in bait, location or depth can turn a quiet day into action. Catfish Basics: What to Do When Catfish Won’t Bite By Keith...
Guide of the Month: Capt. Owen Koch, Capital Blues Fishing Charters by Capt. Richard Simms
The Gregory family clearly had a ton of fun fishing the Potomac River in the shadow of our nation’s capital. (Photo by Capt. Owen Koch) Guide of the Month: Capt....
Ice-Out Cats Are Biting!
Cold air, hot bite. Ice-out channel cats move shallow and start feeding fast in early spring. Ice-Out Cats Are Biting! Source: Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources The Iowa Dept....
Clearing a River of Invasive Carp By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
Thousands of invasive silver carp jump from the water as biologists attempt to capture them from a specialized electrofishing boat. (Photo by Ryan Hagerty/USFWS) Clearing a River of Invasive Carp...
Catfish Conservation and Management That Works by Brad Durick
Workers from the Minnesota DNR collect data to assess the Red River’s population status during test netting in 2025. (Photo by Nicholas Kludt, Minnesota DNR) Catfish Conservation and Management That...
Chesapeake Blues by Brent Frazee
Guide Owen Koch and a customer celebrate catching a big blue catfish in the Potomac River. (Photo courtesy of Capital Blues Fishing Charters) Chesapeake Blues by Brent Frazee Too...
Guide of the Month: Jimmi Brown, Chasin Cats by Capt. Richard Simms
Chasin’ Cats guide Jimmi Brown shows off a trophy-sized channel catfish caught in central Iowa. Photo courtesy of Jimmi Brown Guide of the Month: Jimmi Brown, Chasin Cats by Capt....
River Rumors: One Catfish, Three Decades of History Story and photo by Keith “Catfish” Sutton
A flathead catfish like this one can live for decades under the right conditions, as shown by a remarkable recapture at Canton Lake, Illinois. River Rumors: One Catfish, Three...
River Raid Crackdown
Protecting Kentucky’s rivers and catfish populations: Game wardens conducted a 10-month investigation into illegal commercial fishing activity known as Operation River Raid. Photo by Kentucky Fish & Wildlife River Raid...
Presidents’ Day Catfish By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
An extra day off and deep winter water produced this Presidents’ Day stringer of channel catfish for CatfishNOW editor Keith Sutton. Photo by Alex Hinson Presidents’ Day Catfish By...
