Why We Catfish

Lucas Rudloff (left) and Capt. Grant Nisbet, owner of Catching Ozarks Guide Service, with the monster blue cat they caught in Lake of the Ozarks this March.   Why We...

Keith Sutton’s passion for catfishing has taken him to remote destinations throughout the Western Hemisphere, including Brazil’s Rio Negro where he caught this piraiba. Why We Catfish by Keith “Catfish”...

Brad Stapleton of Greenfield, Ohio caught this 62-pound blue cat in West Virginia’s Kanawha River. Not only is it his personal best, it was just a few pounds shy of...

He’s only 19, but Illinois angler Dylan Borbely has enough catfishing experience under his belt to be considered a true expert. He caught this nice flathead in the Fox River...

Whether he’s helping guide other anglers or fishing a big catfish tournament with his dad Mike (on right), Jackson Mitchell (left) of Russellville, Alabama always has a big smile on...

In this old family photo, you can see a joyful spark in Rodney Crimm’s eyes as he hoists a 13-pound flathead that’s nearly as big as the eight-year-old angler.  ...

Why We Catfish Our editor’s Facebook friends share some of the reasons they love catfishing   In each issue of CatfishNOW, we ask someone to tell our readers the reasons...

Fishing guide Brad Durick slides the net under a dandy Red River channel cat for a client.   Why We Catfish: A Guest Editorial by Capt. Brad Durick Being the...

Channel catfish, like this beauty caught by Ted Ellenbecker, differ considerably in their habits from blue cats and flatheads. This creates variety in the sport that helps attract millions of...

Catfishing for Fun by Secody Howard The mystery of not knowing what the next bite might bring motivates me to keep coming back for more.   I migrated north from...