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 →
TweetAGFC District 4 Fisheries staff spent time sampling Lake Greenlee near Brinkley to evaluate the flathead catfish stocking program that has been in place the last five years. These fish were being stocked in an effort to reduce the number … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Precautions to limit the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 have forced the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to cancel the annual fishing derbies held at its five fish hatcheries in June, but anglers … Continue reading →
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Tweet Richard Hagen caught an 89-pound flathead catfish — a new state record — in the Missouri River on Saturday night.Courtesy photo Facebook Twitter Email Print Save Richard Hagen had just landed a 12-pound channel cat on one rod when … Continue reading →
Tweet The catfish may be one of the most misunderstood of all Arkansas’s sportfish. It occurs in practically every body of water in the state, grows to gigantic proportions, and is easy to catch with inexpensive equipment. Top off … Continue reading →
TweetScott Turner caught the 32-inch channel catfish from the Snake River Scott Turner of Boise with a 32-inch Channel Catfish from the Snake River, caught May 16, 2020. Congratulations to Scott Turner of Boise, who recently set a new catch-and-release state … Continue reading →
Tweet 2020 Channel Catfish Stocking: Due to the the logistics required to stock these fish and our need to follow current social distancing protocols, the Fisheries Division has cancelled our Channel Catfish stocking for 2020. We would like everyone to know … Continue reading →
Tweet Recently the AGFC District 4 staff sampled Lake Pickthorne for channel catfish using baited hoop nets. Average catch per net was high compared to other lakes in the state, but average size of fish was about 13 inches. These … Continue reading →
TweetPIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Park (GFP) Commission finalized a regulation change proposal creating a length limit for flathead catfish on waters shared by Nebraska and South Dakota. The rule will allow anglers to harvest, at … Continue reading →
Tweet Michael Morris caught this huge blue catfish on Greers Ferry Lake on Feb. 15, the only fish hooked on a 25-hook trotline, he told us last week. A black salty got the cat to bite. The fish first bottomed … Continue reading →
TweetThe South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission has established a length limit on flathead catfish. The new rule limits the harvest of flathead catfish 30 inches or longer to one per day on inland waters, as part of … Continue reading →
Tweet A flathead catfish caught on the Wisconsin River.Photo credit: DNR Contact(s): Bradd Sims, DNR fisheries biologist; 608-574-2604, Bradd.Sims@wisconsin.gov Meredith Penthorn, Fisheries Management policy specialist, 608-316-0080, Meredith.Penthorn@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – A suite of regulations aimed at providing sustainable bow, crossbow and hand fishing opportunities … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – As of Monday, Feb. 17, anglers on 77 lakes, as well as rivers, streams, and beaver ponds across Washington are allowed to keep more bass, walleye, and channel catfish as part of their daily limit under new permanent … Continue reading →
Tweet Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatcheries produced and stocked more than 9.3 million fish during 2019 to improve fishing conditions for Arkansas anglers in 2019. Tommy Laird, AGFC Assistant Chief of … Continue reading →
Tweet Hoop Nets, as pictured below, are an effective way to catch Channel Catfish in order to determine the number of fish in a particular waterbody. During this past late summer and fall the Fisheries Division have been setting and monitoring … Continue reading →
Tweet Kyle Gilstrap caught a 64.7 pound blue catfish from Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, making it the new lake record. Share your photos with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Click on the photo to purchase your fishing license. … Continue reading →
