As summer draws near, favorite East Texas fishing techniques become popular again. For generations, drifting across the lake on the soft summer breeze put catfish in the boat. Cross Lake, just North ...

SLOAN, Iowa | I stood on the boat ramp just below of the mouth of Winnebago Bend and watched the Missouri quietly pulse its way along. Low, scudding clouds slipped overhead and spit out the occasional ...

YANKTON, S.D. -- "Let's drift the fast water for catfish." I didn't need any more prodding than that when Gary Howey called and suggested a quick evening fishing trip on local waters. The Gavins Point ...

Brothers Carey and Greg Branham have fished since childhood. They didn’t know when they set out last week on the Mississippi River they’d reel in the largest catch of their lives. During a drift ...

Chasing trophy catfish can be one of the most rewarding pursuits in all of ice fishing. These fish grow big—often topping 10 to 20 pounds. They fight hard, too, tougher than any bass, walleye, or ...

My love affair with cats came by accident. Twice while fishing for walleyes, catfish saved the day. On both occasions, I walked away totally impressed with their tremendous fighting abilities. Catfish ...

We plopped the canoe into the Fox River at 7 a.m., the idea being to drift 10 miles in four hours and sample the catfish along the way. After a while, as we cast big crayfish beneath a majestic ...