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Kayak anglers like catching Pee Dee River catfish

Catching Pee Dee River catfish from kayaks is fun and productive. […]

Tyler Barnes and Emily Howell pose with the 68-pound blue catfish they caught on July 30 to win the two-month long EZ Bait and Tackle EZ3 tournament.

Pikeville angler catches, releases 68-pound blue catfish

Tyler Barnes of Pikeville, NC and his fiance Emily Howell boated a 68-pound blue catfish on July 30, which put them in first place in the annual EZ Bait and Tackle Store’s two-month long catch-and-release catfish tournament. […]

Kerr Lake’s catfish biting around mussels and baitfish schools

Dusty Wilson

Summer does not have to mean a decline in fishing potential — especially for blue catfish. According to guide Wes Jordan of Creedmoor, N.C., blues will be actively feeding throughout Kerr Lake, aka Buggs Island, but their depth range will run the gamut, and an angler wanting to load up will have to cover the water column. […]

Hot weather means red-hot catfish bite on Lake Norman

Tony Garitta

The summer heat hasn’t stopped Lake Norman anglers from catching plenty of catfish. […]

While jug fishing with Scott Forbes and Travis Horne on the Pee Dee River in North Carolina, James Crider caught this huge blue catfish.

Jugging produces huge catfish for Pee Dee River angler

Brian Cope

Catfish are popular species to fish for in the Carolinas, and anglers catch them with a variety of baits, techniques, and gear. Rods and reels are the most popular method, but it’s not the only way to put a hook in Mr. Whiskers. […]

High Rock Lake is full of channel catfish weighing 3 to 4 pounds, with a few bigger specimens showing up on occasion.

Channel catfish: Take a stroll

Tony Garitta

Maynard Edwards, a retired fishing guide from Lexington, N.C, was known for “strolling” — aka slow-trolling — for channel catfish on High Rock Lake. He said most fishermen can enhance their catches by taking a piscatorial stroll. […]

Do big blue cats bite during the summer? Guide Zakk Royce caught this 102-pound Lake Gaston monster in July 2017.

Big Gaston blues will be plenty hungry in July after spawning

Dusty Wilson

While many fish species lay low when summer temperatures skyrocket, blue catfish will be turning up the heat themselves. […]

Catfish bite on Santee year-round, but in June, it can be extra special.

Santee in June: Catfish central

Terry Madewell

Catfish are typically on a strong bite year-round at Santee Cooper, but June offers opportunities to be highly productive in a number of different ways. With the warming water, it’s an excellent time to pursue all of the “big three”catfish species: blue, flathead and channel.

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Lindsey Edge, 6-years-old, of Laurel Hill, NC, caught this 71-pound blue catfish on the Pee Dee River at the base of the Blewett Falls Dam.

6-year-old lands 71-pound catfish on Pee Dee River

Jeff Burleson

Six-year-old Lindsey Edge of Laurel Hill, N.C. caught a 71-pound blue catfish on May 10 at the base of the Blewett Falls Dam in the Pee Dee River at Norwood, N.C. Few anglers ever catch or even see a fish this big in person. But, it happened for Edge, who spends many hours with her father, Ira Edge on the water every year. […]