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 ...
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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 ...
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Spawning Time Facts
The swollen head on this big channel cat indicates it is male ready to guard a nest full of eggs. When the fish is guarding its eggs, it may not ...
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The Many Reasons Folks Love Catfishing
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 ...
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CFN How to Video with David Magness — On the Fish Finder: Asian Carp or Catfish?
Do you fish in an area where it’s hard to determine if those signatures on your fish finder’s down scan are catfish or Asian carp? Capt. David Magness of Cat’N ...
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Historic Reintroduction of Blue Catfish in Pennsylvania
The opportunity to once again catch heavyweight blue cats like this has Pennsylvania anglers excited. When blues released in the Ohio River mature, they will be the largest gamefish in ...
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Spring Rains
When fishing floodwaters for flatheads, bank fishermen often find themselves battling big catfish in extremely shallow water. Floodwater Flatheads by Keith “Catfish” Sutton When heavy spring rains cause ...
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CFN How to Video with Keith “Catfish” Sutton — Keep the Barb of Your Hook Exposed
Many anglers try to bury their hook in bait, thinking the fish might somehow recognize it and refuse to bite. Fish aren't smart enough to recognize hooks, however. It's best ...
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How to Keep Chicken Liver on Your Hook When Catfishing
Chicken liver is a popular bait when targeting catfish for the dinner table, but keeping it on your hook can be difficult. In this video, Keith Sutton shares a simple ...
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Recycling Project Helps Hoosier National Forest Catfish
Fisheries biologist Chad Menke deploys a catfish casa in a pond on Hoosier National Forest. (photo by USDA Forest Service) Recycling Project Helps National Forest Catfish By Keith “Catfish” ...
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