catfish

Preparing Your Boat for the Season

Preparing Your Boat for the Season Hopefully the spring fishing season has treated you well here in the great state of Iowa. I have been out many times traveling through the state with a boat in tow. No matter if you have a 12-foot jon boat, or a 21-foot fiberglass boat. Boating season is just […]

Difference in Catching Fish in the Summer vs. the Fall

Difference in Catching Fish in the Summer vs. the Fall By Todd Reed As another page on the calendar is turned and the heat of summer is now gone, fall is in the air. To many fall equates to hunting seasons and football, while some outdoors people are still enjoying the sport of fishing. If […]

Fall Channel Cat Madness

Fall Channel Cat Madness By Brad Durick The leaves are changing colors or might even be starting to fall depending on where you live. The mornings are cool and the sun is setting earlier than it did just a couple months ago. While we are raking leaves and getting the yard ready for winter, channel […]

Low Water Catfish

Low Water Catfish By Brad Durick Over the better part of the last decade low water has really not been an issue to deal with when catfishing, especially here in the North Country. The talk in most catfish circles is anglers wishing the water would go down to get a boat in or once they […]

Best July Fishing Destinations

Best July Fishing Destinations Ahhh…July in Iowa. One word best describes it, HOT! For the entire state, we’ll average about 85 degrees for highs, and lows will range from 61 to 66 degrees. Mornings will be comfortable, but midday fishing will be hot, especially if the wind is light or nonexistent. And as the evening […]

5 Tips for Catfishing the River

5 Tips for Catfishing the River Who doesn’t like spending quality time on the river with family and friends in Iowa? I’ll wait… One of the best ways to spend that time is to fish for some catfish! Fishing for catfish on the river is some of the most fun, exciting, and best ways to […]

Iowa’s State Record Fish: Part III

Iowa’s State Record Fish: Part III By Ben Leal This month’s entry into our recent look at Iowa’s State record fish will focus on just a couple more of our favorite species. We’ve taken a pretty good look at a wide variety of sports fish, all of which are well deserved to be in the […]

Reliable Catfish

Reliable Catfish By Brad Durick 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 […]

Chilly Open Water Cats

Chilly Open Water Cats By Brad Durick 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 […]

Planning Your Next June Catfish Destination

Planning Your Next June Catfish Destination By Brad Durick June is here, and with it comes cooling summer evenings; the time when bank lines are set and fishermen across Iowa seek out channel catfish. The summer feeding patterns can be some of the most exciting and rewarding times to catch those cats. Many catfish anglers […]

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