Hauling up a blue cat on the White River. GLEN HEAVNER CAN THINK of a dozen ways to describe the Lower White River: the diamond of Arkansas, the land that time forgot, a state of mind, his favorite ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation announced Tuesday that one of the biggest flathead catfish ever recorded in the state had been caught on a trotline. In the accompanying photo, ...

A durable paracord trotline is crafted to ensure fishing setups stay strong, secure, and slightly over-engineered.

"When he wasn't chasing paint jobs, he was out on the lake fishing," Barber said. "He was one of those who always made sure he had the maximum number of trotline hooks in the water that the law would ...

Sunshine burning into placid brown water, so strong evaporation was almost visible, marked the term of trotline time with the Old Men. It left lessons in stillness that will never go away. The Old Men ...

1, Live bait is a must if you want catch flathead catfish. True or false? 2, The law strictly prohibits using yellow bass (bar fish) or crappie for catfish bait. True or false? 3, How many hooks may a ...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri conservationists have invited those who wish to learn how to use alternative means to fish for catfish to attend a free 2-day weekend course. The Missouri ...

An experiment earlier this summer using hoop nets instead of trap nets to sample channel catfish along the U.S. portion of the Red River yielded results that exceeded even the most optimistic ...

With fuel costs still too high and rising many of us have decided to go fishing nearer to home. That situation is not all bad though. Now is still a good time to catch white perch, but even better ...

When the tip of my rod starting bouncing I knew I was in for an exciting fishing trip. " Take your time and let the fish run with it," my fishing partner told me. "Wait Éwait", then suddenly something ...