A couple of catch-a-cat bait pockets stuffed with bait, a sliding sinker rig, and a big hook. That's what we're working with fishing for channel cats. The sliding sinker rig lets the catfish take the ...

Double-anchored and ready for catching channel catfish! We're using the CATCH-A-CAT bait pockets which are loaded with my mix ...

I can’t help but chuckle when I recall that sultry summer morning spent in a flatbottom boat, tied to a stump, with my teenage daughter on board.

Flatheads and blue catfish hog the spotlight. At least that’s the way I see it. I understand that both of those species grow much bigger than the lowly channel catfish, making for better Instagram ...

Whereas blue and flathead catfish prefer to feast on fresh baits, channel cats are suckers for stinkbaits. Nothing draws in these bottom feeders like some gag-worthy funk. So you’d think nailing ...

It’s no secret that Texas is home to a bounty of reservoirs and rivers, and many of them are loaded with whiskered fish. Three sub-species are recognized as sport fish — flatheads, blues and channel ...

It’s no secret that Texas is home to a bounty of reservoirs and rivers, and many of them are loaded with whiskered fish.

When the dog days of summer roll around, a lot of anglers have to be content with empty livewells and thoughts of the good fishing yet to come in the fall. It doesn't have to be that way. In fact, ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Northwest Arkansas biologists completed an assessment of the channel catfish population at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs earlier this summer and reported high catch rates.

It’s no secret that Texas is home to a bounty of reservoirs and rivers, and many of them are loaded with whiskered fish.