Catfish

Skills Every Angler Should Know

Skills Every Angler Should Know So many of us go fishing or hunting like it’s second nature. We know how to tie knots, how to load and unload a boat, and even basic survival skills. Many of us have learned these skills since we learned how to walk, but many people never had a parent […]

Reliable Catfish

Reliable Catfish As catfishing grows across the United States it has become more about what to catch them on than how to catch them. Catfishing can be as simple or difficult as you want to make it. Understanding them and how they operate like anything is the key to success. Also, like anything else the […]

Catfishing the Ice Out and Cold Water Period

Catfishing the Ice Out and Cold Water Period By Brad Durick Northern winters can get long especially for the catfish anglers of summer. These guys have been patiently waiting all winter for their beloved lakes and rivers to open up so they can get back at it. So after a long winter of laying around […]

Spring Catfish Strategy with Brad Durick – Podcast

Catfishing in the Off-Season

Catfishing in the Off-Season By Brad Durick It is nearing the end of the football season as I write this piece and I keep seeing and hearing references to the playoff teams that championships are won in the off season. The videos they play go back to recruiting or signing top players and current players […]

Chilly Open Water Cats

Chilly Open Water Cats Spring is here (or should) be. After a long winter we all are ready to get outside and enjoy the fresh air. The ice is off but the water is still cold. It is not yet pre spawn yet catfish are starting to come alive. Spring brings new life to everything […]

Tank of Gas Sportsman Getaways

Tank of Gas Sportsman Getaways By Earl Taylor The thought of a fancy vacation, complete with Disney World or a visit to the Grand Tetons is every parent’s hope; but reality sets in when the billfold is thin and time off from work is limited. Sometimes, life consumes us. You may need to break up […]

The Mighty Mississippi River – Podcast

Hard Water Channel Cats

Hard Water Channel Cats By Eric Katzenmeyer For many anglers, the word catfish conjures up thoughts of heavy line, circle hooks and bait so smelly you don’t dare touch it with bare hands.  Fishing for catfish is a popular summertime activity.  Rods can be propped up with a stick and one can pull up a […]

The New Craze: Catfish through the Ice

The New Craze: Catfish through the Ice By Brad Durick These days as winter sets in the angling crowd move into one of two camps. The crowd that locks themselves in the house for months and the crowd that gets excited for the cold weather fishing season. In the southern states over the past decade […]