River Rumors

Chris Andrews’ night-time fishing trip with friends on the Nanticoke River netted him a state-record 48-pound, 7-ounce blue catfish that eclipsed a Delaware record for the species that lasted less...

A tagged blue catfish caught in July 2023 for the Satilla tagging study. Reporting information about tags and tagged fish can help biologists learn more about the impacts these predators...

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...

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...

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,...

The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission can provide guidance and catchable-size channel catfish to any approved local sponsor in the state hoping to host a fishing derby like this one...

Grab your fishing pole! The Indiana DNR is stocking urban lakes statewide with hard-hitting, good-eating channel catfish. (public domain image, credit Laura Cobin)   Celebrating a Decade of Urban Catfishing...

The opportunity to once again catch heavyweight blue cats like this has Pennsylvania anglers excited. When blues released in the Ohio River mature, they will be the largest gamefish in...

When we talk about bioengineering new and better fish, it’s easy to let our imaginations run wild. Wouldn’t you like to catch a GatorCat?   Alligator/Catfish Hybrids: Coming to a...

Guide Relief Program Supporting our fishing guides on and off the water.   Fishing guides are the backbone and the very face of the recreational fishing industry, a distinction earned...