River Rumors

ACA Cream of the Crop The American Catfishing Association met at CatCon to present the 2022 ACA Tournament Alliance points champions.     Glen Thomas is the Co-Director of the...

M&J Catfish Wars Encourages Youth Involvement “We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Young...

Teaching Young Girls to Fish—A Gift That Lasts a Lifetime by Ron Presley Young girls can learn and enjoy catfishing just as easily as boys.   Fishing has always been...

Arkansas Rivers Turn Out Big Catfish Electrofishing aids biologists in sampling catfish. This 31.5 pound electroshocked flathead was captured for sampling and then returned to where it was caught. (AGFC...

Mark Coburn (left) will serve as weighmaster again in 2021. He is shown here with 2020 Shootout winners Daniel Goggin, Meaghan Brinkley, Jeff Brinkley, and Black’s Camp owner Kevin Davis....

Blue Catfish Sampling on the Pamunkey, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock Rivers Scientific sampling reveals the best catfish habitat. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) fisheries staff conducted annual blue catfish sampling...

In Search of a State Record Blue Cat Lessons learned the hard way. Capt. Bob Crosby owns and operates Bluecat Guide Service out of Vicksburg, MS on the on the...

Lessons from the 2021 SeaArk Owner’s Invitational   Editor’s Note: The catfish community readily recognizes SeaArk Boats as one of the strongest supporters of the sport of catfishing. Their annual...

Doug Cole is shown here with Ronnie Johnson and Will Lowery. They won the first Santee Cooper Monster Quest in 2017 using the drift rigs that KC showed him.  ...

Improved habitat is being used to promote fish growth and increase the number of large bluegill available for anglers.   Better for the table and better for bait. Source: West...