Techniques

by Brent Frazee Fishermen go high-tech to catch giant channel catfish…but old-school ways still work, too. Ty Wolf netted a channel catfish he caught near a cormorant roost at John...

by Brian Cope Staying on the move is the key to catching November’s blue catfish.   Drifting can often produce multiple catfish in one small area like these two caught...

by Keith “Catfish” Sutton Things are changing as summer turns to fall, including catfishing action, which just keeps getting better and better. Catfish often feed in the shallows as summer...

by Joe Schmitt, PhD and Fisheries Biologist  Find the catfish highways and improve your success. The author caught this Oklahoma giant from the shore while fishing a “pinch point” in...

by Ron Presley Using the right techniques in the right places are the keys to finding your fish of a lifetime.   Cad Daly and Chris Parker hold the author’s...

by Wesley Mann Knowing where to look and how to catch trophy catfish. The right spread from an anchored position will help catch nice flatties like this. Bounding back requires...

Channel cats begin to develop more aggressive eating patterns by August. Anglers can target them both day and night and expect good success. Finding the channel cats will depend on...

by John N. Felsher Accept the challenge and spoon–feed some channel cats. If you don’t think catfish will hit artificials here’s some proof. Mary Sue Dannenmueller caught this whiskered critter...

by Brad Durick Guiding women on a catfish outing is always fun and rewarding This teenage girl has always been all in on fishing. She gets right in to baiting...

by Keith “Catfish” Sutton   High water in spring and early summer brings a bounty of great catfishing. Many catfish caught in flooded woods are literally stuffed to the gills...