This photo from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a channel catfish. The water was big and brown, the willows flooded past the shoreline. It was not likely to matter to the catfish. If ...

We're out here looking for that channel catfish bite. We're using a sliding sinker rig with a nice 5/0 hook. On that hook? It's a bait pocket loaded with a bloody mix of livers, cut sucker, and ...

A North Carolina dad and his son's day of fishing at a nearby farm pond has turned into a record-setting catch. However, the father had to return to the pond, a week later, to recapture the winning ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Cram Session is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific fish species or local ...

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — There are only a handful of West Virginia fishermen who have caught a state record fish. However, Allen Burkett of Moorefield, W.Va. has the distinction of catching two records. A ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bank fishermen will have a lot of opportunities to kick off the summer season around Northern Ohio, especially in the Cleveland Metroparks fishing waters around Cleveland. The park’s ...

Justin Hall's net couldn't quite handle the weight of the record-busting fish. Angler Justin Hall of Reidsville, North Carolina has officially broken the state record for channel catfish. He caught a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – A man from North Carolina recently landed the state record for catching the largest channel catfish. Justin Hall, of Reidsville, has been fishing a farm pond near his ...

Channel catfish and blue catfish are two of the most abundant catfish species in the country. While blue cats vs channel cats do have some similarities in terms of looks, they can’t go toe-to-toe in ...

Students in 13 schools across Pennsylvania are getting a hands-on opportunity to grow channel catfish for their local waterways. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission provides fingerling size ...