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Wild western scenes: a narrative of adventures in the western wilderness By John Beauchamp Jones   John Beauchamp Jones (1810–1866) was a novelist, literary editor and political journalist whose books...

Arizona’s Fat Cat Challenge encourages catch-and-release of the biggest and oldest individual fish in waters managed by the state Game & Fish Department.   Fat Cat Challenge Source: Arizona Game...

Whether anglers are looking to stuff their cooler with Maryland fresh seafood or compete for prize money, angling for blue catfish can be rewarding. Competitive angling for invasive species also...

This photo shows the record-breaking catfish caught by nine-year-old Jaxon Yoakum who fittingly wore a T-shirt that read, "Sheeesh."   Kid Catches Whopper Lone Star Blue Cat Source: Texas Parks...

Garmin's Perspective View radial grids look like this without a sonar image. (credit: Brad Wiegmann) Catch More Fish With Radial Grid Lines by Brad Wiegmann Use radial grid lines to...

“When the Bull-Heads Bite.” By Francis H. Buzzacott Francis Buzzacott, aka “The Colonel,” was a well-known explorer, outdoorsman and author in the early 20th century. His many accomplishments included serving...

Angela Dixon of Chidester, Arkansas with her 3-pound, 9-ounce record brown bullhead from Lower White Oak Lake.   Two for the Books Sources: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, International Game...

Haylee and Logan Applegate caught 50-pound catfish from Lake Conway in Arkansas within days of one another.   Rebuilding a Legendary Flathead Lake By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Arkansas’ Lake Conway...

Garmin's home screen allows an angler to put the unit in sleep mode to conserve power.   Go to Sleep and Save Power by Brad Wiegmann Forward-facing modules use less...

The Cumberland Catfish As told by Robert Wolfender In their book “Folklore from the Working Folk of America” (1973), authors T.P. Coffin and Henig Cohen share a catfish tale given...