Fishing With a Legend

Big or small, famous guide James “Big Cat” Patterson never met a catfish he didn’t like. (Photo: Richard Simms)

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Fishing With a Legend

Big or small, famous guide James “Big Cat” Patterson never met a catfish he didn’t like. (Photo: Richard Simms) James “Big Cat” Patterson: Where Is He Now? by Richard ...

beginner, catfish, fishing, flathead, channel cat, Asian carp, bighead, black, grass, silver, carp, copi, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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A New Name for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Asian Carp

Carp on the Dinner Table? by Ron Presley Bighead, black, grass, and silver Asian Carp are becoming known as Copi in the food industry. There are not many anglers ...

beginner, catfish, fishing, flathead, channel cat, Decatur, Alabama, Wheeler Lake, SeaArk Boats, Wade Kaminsky, Jake Derhake, Tyra Williams, Craig Williams, Kevin Childress, Gary Taylor, Tiffany Taylor, Paul Petrowski, Steve Henderson, John Godwin, Jereme Coe, Daryl Masingale, Jason Masingale, Alex Nagy, Chris Souders, Jeff Dodd, Roy Harkness

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2023 SeaArk Boats Owner’s Invitational Catfish Tournament

Kaminsky and Derhake claim SeaArk win at Decatur by Ron Presley Big Fish Honors and Top Lady Angler goes to Team Taylor The 2023 SeaArk Boats Owner’s Invitational Catfish ...

beginner, catfish, fishing, sonar, GPS, marine electronics, bnm poles, driftmaster rod holders, flatheads, sonar, GPS, downscan, sidescan, structure, fallen trees, submerged trees, Pounders, Gallup, Goodwin, Crimm, Haney, Severns, Hughey, Eric Carlson, Ty Konkle, Roger Breedlove, Richard Chapman

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Flathead Catching Tips

10 Tips for Catching More Flatheads by Ron Presley Improve your flathead catching success with tips from other flathead anglers. Morgan Blake pulled this nice 60-pounder out of a river ...

beginner, catfish, fishing, neighborhood, ponds, channel cats, Texas, stocking

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Neighborhood Whiskers

Urban Catfish for Catching and Eating by Ron Presley Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Texas is serious about catfish. Each year the Department stocks eating-sized channels to be caught for ...

August 2022

B’n’M How to Video with Jay Gallop—Flatheads and Structure

B’n’M pro staff angler, Jay Gallop describes the importance of structure when flathead fishing. In this video, he is fishing for flatheads on the Alabama River in Elmore County. He ...

beginner, catfish, fishing, sonar, GPS, marine electronics, bnm poles, driftmaster rod holders, flatheads, sonar, GPS, downscan, sidescan, imaging, structure, fallen trees, submerged trees, Pounders, Gallup, Breedlove, Godwin, Severns, Haney, Crimm

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Flathead Time

Catching Spring Flatheads by Ron Presley Flathead catfish are known for their finicky bite but powerful fight. It’s no secret, catfish anglers love the early to late spring flathead ...

Chris Souders holding a fish on his shoulder

April 2023

Catfish Basics #154—Early Spring Catfishing with Chris Souders

Early spring is one of my favorite times of the year. Everywhere you look, you see signs of new life, and with each day, you get a small glimpse of ...

April 2023

CFN How to Video with Keith “Catfish” Sutton — Try Pier Fishing

Public fishing piers provide safe, convenient locations where you can take the whole family catfishing. Pack a picnic lunch, outfit your children with life jackets to avoid any unforeseen mishaps, ...

Fishing guide Brad Durick slides the net under a dandy Red River channel cat for a client.

April 2023

Coming Full Circle as an Angler

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 ...

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