Category: Catfish Fishing

Channel catfish are one of the most common and abundant fish in the United States. They are also fun to catch and good to eat. So it’s no wonder they are one of the most popular fish for anglers to target. Baits for channel catfish are easy to acquire and use. Though the sheer number of …

Can you catch catfish on soap? The answer is yes. That doesn’t mean that every catfish species in the world will eat every kind of soap. But certain bar soaps and homemade concoctions including soap can definitely catch blues and channel cats. Bar soap can be cut to shape and it stays on the hook for …

Doughball is a popular bait for carp and catfish. Like the name says it is basically a ball made out of dough. You work the dough ball around your hook and use it as bait. Doughball can be made from all sorts of different ingredients. People who use doughball have their favorite methods and secret recipes. …

Pack bait is pretty popular among a lot of carp anglers. In certain paylakes it is almost second nature to most of the people fishing. But pack bait can also work well on wild fish, and on fish other than carp. A good pack bait can help you bring in other species like catfish. Channels cats …

Using dip bait is a popular and effective way to catch catfish. It allows you to quickly get long lasting and strong smelling bait out to catfish without having to handle much stink bait yourself. When anglers want to get into a bunch of catfish quick they often turn to dip bait. And for good reason! …

The blue catfish is the largest member of the catfish family in the United States. They can exceed 150 pounds and are widely known as heavyweight fighters in the water. Blue cats naturally range throughout the Mississippi River drainage. People have stocked blue catfish into other watersheds too, expanding the fish’s range. So blue cats now …

A method feeder is a piece of tackle that allows you to present bait particles in the water around your actual hook. The idea is that the bait breaks off into the water and lures in fish to the area. Method feeders are mainly used for carp and catfish, but they are also used for other …

There are many species of catfish. There are also many ways to catch the various species of catfish commonly pursued by anglers. The pole float is one of the things used by people targeting catfish in parts of the US. It can work very well. Despite that, a lot of people don’t seem to be aware …

The slip sinker rig is an old standby not only for anglers after catfish, but also those after any number of other species. In some form or another, the rig is commonly used to take fish commonly considered “bottom feeders” like carp, catfish and sturgeon a long with “game fish” like trout, walleye, white bass, striped …

In search of monster blue catfish in the Ohio River in Kentucky.