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 ...

I love fishing for catfish, and today was no exception. We have Enzo out with us on the water helping us test this new ...

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 ...

What’s the best way to fish for catfish? Below are a few tips I have to offer. Catfish will eat almost anything, but the misconception is that they like rotten, stinking baits. That’s simply not true.

Channel catfish, like the one above, can be found statewide in ponds, lakes and slow-moving rivers. They will attack live bait when given the opportunity but are primarily scavengers. Channel cats ...

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

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad, ...

The lake level is coming down and the water is heating up, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Striped bass are being caught between Horseshoe Bend Park and Point 5 on shad, brood minnows or top-water ...

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 ...