Boating Safely With Kids

Roy and Holly Sweat Harkness practice water safety beginning with life jackets on the kids. They are shown here with their sons on a fishing adventure. Hunter is 15 years old and Luke is 11.

Dec 2022

Boating Safely With Kids

Roy and Holly Sweat Harkness practice water safety beginning with life jackets on the kids. They are shown here with their sons on a fishing adventure. Hunter is 15 years ...

Catfish Gear

Driftmaster Rod Holders

Driftmaster — The Family Fishing Rod Holders Driftmaster Rod Holders are known for their strength and durability. That common knowledge makes them the choice of many trophy catfish hunters. ...

Catfish Kids

Lily’s First Fish

Hesitant at first, Lily is now ready to go fishing again. Each spring, CatfishNOW (CFN) and CrappieNOW (CN) conducts a writers' camp to bring writers, anglers, and sponsors of the ...

photo of Natalee Sasse family in the boat

Catfish Basics

Be Patient and Have Fun – Natalee Sasse

It is not unusual for a boy to grow up learning to catfish from his dad. It is less common for a girl to do the same thing—or maybe not! ...

Channel catfish catches bring on plenty of smiles at the MLK Jr Park Pond in Winter Park, FL.

Dec 2022

Fish Orlando’s Urban Ponds

Channel catfish catches bring on plenty of smiles at the MLK Jr Park Pond in Winter Park, FL. Getting Kids Hooked on Channel Cats in Orlando Urban Ponds ...

Little Avery didn’t want to hold the channel catfish she caught, but she wanted to be in the picture with grandpa. (Jenny Schiltz Photo)| Cattin' with Grandkids

Dec 2022

Cattin’ With Grandkids

Little Avery didn’t want to hold the channel catfish she caught, but she wanted to be in the picture with grandpa. (Jenny Schiltz Photo) The Day My Little ...

Dec 2022

Passing it Along

Catfish tournament pro Jay Gallop sharing his passion for catfishing with Kanon Moe at Jackson Lake Island along the Alabama River. Sharing Catfishing Experience by Jeff Samsel Combine ...

How To

Boat Positioning

A common problem for catfish anglers fishing current flowing in one direction with the wind coming from another. It can create a problem of keeping lines straight out behind the ...

How To

Catfish Bait Selection

One of the questions catfish anglers ask time and time again is, “What bait should I be using right now?” Mitch Baker of Catfish Pro Catfish Bait says to try to ...

News/Columns

Why We Catfish: A Guest Editorial by Secody Howard

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 ...

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