Techniques

In a continuing effort to help all you new anglers curb your flathead frustration, let me offer another quick tip to help you improve your alpha predator game. Reaching back...

Gafftopsail catfish often show up in state agency surveys of shallow-water species. The fish are opportunistic and feed on live or dead items from the top of the water column...

This steep cut bank with snags near it is a perfect example of where a catfish might find a hole to nest in. Catfish can be caught tight up to...

The swollen head on this big channel cat indicates it is male ready to guard a nest full of eggs. When the fish is guarding its eggs, it may not...

You know flatheads can be very confusing and elusive to many anglers out there, so let me share a quick tip to help you curb your frustration. If you are...

For fast-paced catfishing action, follow Jerry Kotal's five-step process.   Five Steps for Catching Catfish by the Numbers By Terry Madewell Jerry Kotal has five steps he follows to find...

Big or small, famous guide James “Big Cat” Patterson never met a catfish he didn’t like. (Photo: Richard Simms)   James “Big Cat” Patterson: Where Is He Now? by Richard...

Guide Jordan Leer uses a colorful Demon Dragon line floater to keep his hook baited with cut shad off the bottom where it is more visible to hungry blue catfish....