Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 188 of 290

May 8, 2026

Cut slices off a styrofoam pool noodle, then cut the slices into wedges to go on the hook and hold the stinkbait.

Preparing Noodles

The term “noodling” for catfish takes on a different meaning when applied to any number of dip bait/stinkbait concoctions. […]

Channel catfish have a sense of smell that is far better than most freshwater fish.

While many die-hard catfishermen make their own stinkbait concoctions guide Chris Simpson’s favorite is Sonny’s Super Sticky Channel Catfish Bait, which comes in a 15-ounce jar or 45-ounce tub and is designed for channel catfish. […]

Channel cats are often overlooked in larger reservoirs that feature other popular species.

Make your own stinkbait

Phillip Gentry

If you don’t want to buy a commercial stinkbait or dip bait, try this recipe. […]

Perhaps the easiest way to distinguish blue catfish (top) and channel catfish (bottom) is the shape of the anal fin. In blues, it's straight; in channels, it's rounded.

Blue cat or channel? Telling them apart doesn’t have to be difficult

Terry Madewell

One of the biggest questions anglers often raise when they boat a catfish is whether they’ve caught a blue catfish or channel catfish, because there are distinct similarities in appearance, beginning with the forked tail. […]

This building, which formerly housed a restaurant, will be the side of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in Cherokee.

Fly-fishing gets a museum

Robert Satterwhite

The heritage, art, science, craft and sport of fly fishing will be featured in a museum dedicated solely to fly fishing on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. […]

The state legislature has passed a bill that addresses the decline of blue catfish in the Santee Cooper lakes -- just not effectively.

Santee Cooper blue catfish get first-ever creel limit, new size restrictions

Phillip Gentry

When the dust settles on this legislative session, a bill that was carefully researched and constructed by a large number of people interested in protecting the blue catfish in the Santee Cooper reservoirs will be laid on the governor’s desk in a watered-down version that few supporters will recognize. […]