New at ICAST
This song keeps coming to mind during these hot days of summer: “Hot, hot, baby.”
Wow, is it ever hot here in the South, and everywhere I guess. Not only are the temperatures hot, but so are the new products for 2023-2024.
I just attended the ICAST 2023 show in Orlando, Florida. This show is where manufacturers, retailers, dealers and media all come together annually to debut their new products. It is an international event with attendees from across the globe. And finally, we got to see many folks return as COVID tails off into the sunset. The show did not disappoint any of us.
Catching Catfish to Cook
Catching table-grade fish in hot weather can produce fun fishing and great eating. Catfish for the Table By Terry Madewell Downsizing tackle and baits makes hooking more catfish likely and adds prime fillets for the table. The powerful tail-thump of a heavyweight catfish on the end of the line is invigorating, but catfish […]
Heavy Cats on Light Tackle
Terry Madewell, a frequent contributor to CatfishNOW, had never used this particular light-tackle technique for catfish. But he and his daughter Melissa got an excellent taste of how it works fishing with the author earlier this year. (Photo: Capt. Richard Simms) Catch the Light-Tackle Blues By Capt. Richard Simms Capt. Mike Mitchell of [...]
Delicious Recipes for Catfish
Wise catfish anglers practice restrictive harvest, releasing large fish (like the flathead on the left) to be caught another day and keeping smaller, more abundant fish (like the one on the right) to eat. Cook a Cat for Dinner By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Savor the flavors of catfish with these delectable recipes. You and […]
Electronics by Wiegmann
Seeing Thermoclines by Brad Wiegmann Thermoclines are easily seen on sonar units as reflections of rapidly changing water temperatures reflect off echoes being sent and received by a transducer. You are probably seeing a thermocline in your favorite reservoir while out fishing during the next few months. In the warmer months a thermocline is […]
Catfish Basics #158—1950s Catfishing with Keith “Catfish” Sutton
Those of you learning the basics of catfishing would do well to look back at the tactics shared by the anglers of yesteryear. As we embrace modern techniques and technology, it’s wise not to overlook the wealth of timeless knowledge left by those who came before us. Our ancestors’ profound wisdom, creativity and innovation form […]
Online Course Teaches Fishing Basics
Free “Learn to Fish” Course! Source: International Game Fish Association Want your kids to be smart, ethical anglers? Helping them complete the IGFA’s free online Learn to Fish course is a step in that direction. Established in 1939, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is an international recreational fishing organization dedicated to the conservation […]
Don’t Spread Non-Native Crayfish
Red Swamp Crayfish, photo by Keith Sutton Help Fight the Spread of Invasive Crayfish By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Importing crayfish for bait is not a good idea The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding the public and seafood distributors that importing and possessing live red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) is prohibited by law […]
Big Channel and Flathead Catfish Set New Benchmarks
A North Carolina farm pond produced this 27-pound-plus record channel cat for Justin Hall of Reidsville, NC. (Photo courtesy of Hall and NC Wildlife Resources Commission) More State Records Broken By Keith “Catfish” Sutton A trio of massive catfish establish new state records in North Carolina, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In our […]
CFN How-to Video with David Magness—Understanding Scents
The baits commonly used to catch catfish have one thing in common: they smell to high heaven. Capt. David Magness with Cat’n Aroun’ Guide Service discusses how catfish zero in on those sharp aromas produced by natural baits, commercial baits and even garlic. For more information on Capt. David Magness go to his website at […]
Catfish Gear #67 – Just Released at ICAST
New Catfishing Products for 2023 By Keith “Catfish” Sutton Check out the latest items made especially for today’s catfish anglers. There was a time when it was difficult to find catfish-specific products other than the different types of commercial baits largely produced and marketed by small mom-and-pop businesses. Anglers had to use rod, reels, [...]
