Tweet< Channel Cat Breeders Measure 14″ – 18″ Last week 28 waters were stocked with “Super Cats”, channel catfish averaging 28 inches and 6.5 pounds. These retired breeders are sure to provide some exciting time on the water. Learn … Continue reading →
Tweet If you’re in the Northwest Arkansas area (and we’re just a few weeks away from unveiling the fabulous new nature center in Springdale) and around the area lakes, you might note new signs that have gone up that will … Continue reading →
Tweet Size: One of the largest fish to be found in Florida’s fresh waters, the flathead catfish grows to huge size and the new State Record is 69.9 lbs. (see below). The Big Catch minimum sizes are 25 lbs. or 36 inches for adults, and 18.75 lbs. … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program’s annual late spring and early summer catfish tagging promotion, but the project is getting a reprieve as fall arrives. Tagged catfish … Continue reading →
Tweet With help from a youth volunteer, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked a total of 300 channel catfish into the Big Bend (Rendezvous) community fishing ponds 5 & 6. The fish are considered “jumbo-sized” at 13 to … Continue reading →
Tweet Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69.9 pounds, measuring 48.5 inches long, with a girth of 38.25 inches, caught by angler Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County. … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – Here’s a reason to get excited about leftovers: The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division has some summer leftovers that will mean more opportunities for Arkansans to catch catfish. In a typical year, the AGFC … Continue reading →
TweetBass angler surprised by large catfish Reed Monson for IDFG Reed Monson landed a catch-and-release state record with his 33-inch Channel Catfish from Lake Lowell. Congratulations to Reed Monson of Meridian on landing a new catch/release state record for channel catfish. Reed was fishing for … Continue reading →
Tweet Catfish are hard fighters and catching them can be an adventure for anglers, some of whom spend evening and night hours plying major rivers with sturdy rods and reels loaded with heavy line. A successful angler holding one of … Continue reading →
Tweet Jim Harris Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine CAMDEN – Fisheries biologists say the best way to determine a fish’s age is by the study of the otolith, a calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear that develops annual growth rings, … Continue reading →
Tweet The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked 3,500 channel catfish into community fishing ponds in southeast Wyoming. The fish are considered “jumbo-sized” at 13 to 14-inches and make great table fare. The catfish come from the Wyoming Women’s … Continue reading →
Tweet Visit one of the 19 community fishing ponds CHEYENNE — Grab your rod, choose a bait and head to the water. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked 6,000 channel catfish into 19 community fishing ponds statewide. … Continue reading →
Tweet The catfish haul continues around Arkansas as anglers take advantage of a busy bite going on. Mike Parsley caught the blue catfish in the left photo while fishing on the Arkansas River. Mike was using skipjack for bait. Thanks to … Continue reading →
Tweet Cats warming up all over. Lisa Spencer, owner of Lisa’s Bait Shop in Benton, sent us the photo (left) of Elizabeth Farr, a 13-year-old who, along with her sister, had a big day catching eight catfish of similar size … Continue reading →
TweetFishing for catfish is a summer tradition for many Iowa families. You can always count on channel catfish when the bite slows down for other fish in the heat of Iowa summers. “Catfish will bite most of the time, no … Continue reading →
Tweet TAYLOR – Biologists from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spent a week in June getting a good look at the size and scope of the flathead and blue catfish swimming the waters of Lake Erling, in the southwest … Continue reading →
Tweet Wow, some big fish were caught or some big memories made (or both) recently and shared with us. Clockwise from top left, Mark Marks caught this 6.5-pound largemouth bass on SWEPCO Lake in Northwest Arkansas a couple of weekends … Continue reading →
Tweet Catching Them Using Many Methods We received several reports for this week throughout the state about the great catfish bite. Catfish were spawning a month or so ago, give or take a week or two depending on location, and … Continue reading →
TweetLearn about and comment on potential new catfish regulations for Mark Twain Lake at mdc.mo.gov/MarkTwainCatfish. JEFFERSON CITY Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites anglers and others to a free live webcast on July 14 at noon to learn … Continue reading →
Tweet Kensington Kerbs of Shawnee caught this unusual blue catfish on a jugline at Kaw Lake last week. Share your unusual catch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Photo by Wade Free. … Continue reading →
