Techniques
CFN How-to Video with Brad Box
B'n'M Poles pro staffer Brad Box of Caledonia, Mississippi explains the importance of high-quality electronics to catfish anglers, especially when tournament fishing. Tips he shares can help you be a...
Head Downtown for Urban Catfishing by Capt. Richard Simms
These pictures all have one thing in common, and it’s not the catfish. Look in the background and you will see the well-known Tennessee Aquarium in downtown Chattanooga. There are...
Big-City Cats Story and Photos by Brent Frazee
Doug Piper had a stringer of channel catfish to show for a half-day of fishing at Lake Jacomo, not far from downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Big-City Cats Story and...
Catfishing Urban Lakes Story and Photos by Terry Madewell
Guide Dieter Melhorn said big catfish are caught when using tactics that allow him to fish how he needs to fish. Catfishing Urban Lakes Story and Photos by Terry Madewell...
CFN How-to Video—Catching Skipjacks With a Sabiki Rig with Rodney Crimm
CFN How-to Video—Catching Skipjacks With a Sabiki Rig with Rodney Crimm For the best catfishing action, anglers need fresh bait, and nothing beats fresh skipjack herring. You’ll have more skipjacks...
Anchoring or Drift Fishing: Which is Best for You? Story and photos by Terry Madewell
Big catfish are caught via drifting or by anchor-fishing tactics. Anchoring or Drift Fishing: Which is Best for You? Story and photos by Terry Madewell Catfish are caught in...
A Guide to Hiring a Catfish Guide Story and photos by Brad Durick
How could anyone not love a smile like this? Seeing reactions like this let’s you know it’s a great guide trip. A Guide to Hiring a Catfish Guide Story...
Finding Active Catfish Without Electronics By Brad Hierstetter
On this nautical chart, the author has identified several drop-offs from which he has consistently caught blue catfish within a stretch of Maryland’s Wicomico River. NOAA charts like this feature...
CFN How-to Video with Capt. David Magness
When you’re hoping to catch some small catfish for dinner, few baits work better than chicken liver. Keeping liver on a hook can be tough, though. This soft bait has...
Catfish Basics #169—Getting to Know Channel Catfish by Keith Sutton
Channel cats are the most numerous, most popular and most widespread species of catfish in the United States. More than 12 million Americans fish for these hard-fighting, good-eating sportfish every...
