News/Columns

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...

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....