The best catfish bait for a particular species and conditions is not answered by a cut-and-dried formula. There is a wide variety of catfish in North America inhabiting waters from small creeks to ...

The catfish may be one of the most misunderstood of all Arkansas' sportfish. They live in practically every body of water in the state, grows to gigantic proportions, and is easy to catch with ...

In 50-some years of catfishing and writing about catfishing, I’ve often fielded the question, “What do catfish eat?” The short answers is, whatever they can fit into their mouths, including aquatic ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catfish a massive spillway with rare live bait.

Nothing in freshwater stresses a rod and reel like a hard-charging catfish. If these fish aren’t making your drag scream, odds are they’re pushing the pole’s backbone to the limit. Fortunately, many ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay bait trees with big live bait to catch giant catfish.

While learning about the winter habits of bass and crappie, I had to ask Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Division biologists about two other major freshwater fisheries, catfish ...