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Page From the Past: Iago and the Catfish From “These Were Actors”   In the golden age of traveling stage shows, few families balanced the art of performance and the...

Dylan Kampnich (left), of Dexter, New York caught and released this record-setting 37-pound, 9-ounce channel catfish in Lake Ontario's Black River Bay marsh. The best part of the experience was...

  Catch Catfish, Get Paid Source: Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative It’s not every day catfish anglers get the chance to earn cold hard cash for doing what they love. But...

Driftmaster Rod Holders owner David Baynard announced that the company’s Pro Series Rod Holders will soon be available in a bright neon yellow color that’s favored by many catfish anglers....

Catfish Basics #178, Octopus vs. Circle Hooks Story and photo by Keith “Catfish” Sutton One of our readers, Dan Huckabee, reached out to us recently with a great question. It’s...

There are many scenic spots to catfish along Interstate 40, including the fishing pier at Arkansas’ Lake Dardanelle State Park. (credit: Ark. Dept. of Parks & Tourism)   Catfishing I-40...

Page From the Past: Catfish Courtship and River Rivalry By Robert P. Tristram Coffin In this lighthearted poem from 1943, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert P. Tristram Coffin imagines a romantic...

Spring catfish stockings in Texas and Arizona community waters bring exciting urban fishing opportunities for anglers of all ages. (credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)   Spring Stockings Bring Big...

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...