Why We Catfish

The tug was the drug The truth of the matter is, fishing has saved my life. Most of my childhood was a bit rough. A lot of my friends are...

A Guest Editorial with Madison Atkins and Christopher Grose   Editor’s note: In this special issue of CatfishNow, dedicated to catfish youth, we ask two tournament catfishing youth why they...

We are like the fish we seek Matthew is shown here with his daughter Sophie. The 70-pound blue was caught on the James River using a BCF rod. What is...

Editor’s note: Kris Flores is an avid catfish angler, YouTuber, and proprietor of Muddy River Catfishing. His easy going nature, his passion for catfish and his love of fishing with...

Editor’s note: Rusty Jackson is an avid catfish angler. He fishes competitively as a B’n’M Prostaffer with his partner David Magness. Much of his current day fishing is done on...

Editor’s note: Teresa and Tim Owenby have a passion for catfishing that grew over time and included a conversion for Tim. Now, for the last 12 years, they are catfish...

A Guest Editorial by Zed Moore   Editor’s note: Zed and Josh Moore are small town boys who grew up fishing on the Wabash River. Their hometown is Mt. Carmel,...

Editor’s note: Justin Conner and Tabitha Linville have made catfishing a part of their everyday life. They live in West Virginia where their home waters are the Kanawha and Ohio...

A Guest Editorial by Ray and Tracey Waldrop Editor’s note: Forty-three-year old Ray Waldrop and 43-year-young Tracey Waldrop have a passion for catfishing. Ray grew up bass fishing with his...

Editor’s note: David Woods is a county boy. His hometown is Ethel, MS and his home waters are the Yazoo River Basin. He got addicted to catfishing the old fashion...