Category: Catfish Fishing

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.