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Lake Wylie is home to a great population of nice blue catfish, as guide Rodger Taylor (right) can attest.

Follow Lake Wylie’s blue catfish

Guide Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill, S.C., said that catching blue catfish on Lake Wylie this month can be great. But you need to be flexible. […]

Austin Sartin (left) holds the 100-pound blue catfish that youth angler Sam Carver (right) caught at Kerr Lake.

8-year-old angler catches 100-pound catfish at Kerr Lake

Dusty Wilson

On a spring break outing, H.R. Carver of Roxboro, NC, along with his sons Jack and Sam, set out to enjoy all that Kerr Lake had to offer — a rented cabin, hiking, and a guided fishing trip with Austin Sartin of Burlington, NC. Such adventures often create memories that last a lifetime, and this was no exception. Eight-year-old Sam caught a 100-pound blue catfish. […]

Marking fish arcs along pronounced bottom structure like a ledge or hump shows why trusting your depth finder is a big key in catching big winter blue catfish.

Trust your electronics for big catfish

Terry Madewell

Guide Justin Whiteside of Rock Hill trusts his electronics to depict exactly where fish are located and where to present his baits. […]

Lake Monticello will produce plenty of healthy, chunky blue cats for anglers like guide William Attaway.

Float position can help trigger catfish bites on a drift

Terry Madewell

Guide William Attaway said a lot of fishermen prefer to drift-fish and typically will use a standard drift rig that typically works well. […]

A big chunk of white perch is one of a handful of great winter baits for Lake Monticello’s blue catfish.

Use different baits for big Monticello blues

Terry Madewell

Guide Justin Whiteside said he begins each day using a variety of different baits to determine what’s working best. […]

January means big blue catfish on South Carolina’s Lake Monticello.

Feeling blue? You betcha!

Terry Madewell

If you wanting to get your string stretched to the limit by a big catfish in cold weather, you’ll be hard pressed to do better than South Carolna’s Lake Monticello. It is an real wintertime catfish destination for a couple of very good reasons. […]

Lake Wylie’s winter catfish warm to January cold

Pat Robertson

Most fishermen leave Lake Wylie to duck hunters in January but for guide Rodger Taylor of Rock Hill, S.C., it is a prime month to catch a big blue catfish. […]

When searching for catfish in the winter, make sure you find plenty of forage in an area before putting your baits down.

It’s all about the forage

Terry Madewell

A recurring theme among all the catfish guides is that winter catfishing are all about the forage; you fish close to forage or you don’t catch fish. […]

Guide Chris Nichols said High Rock is developing into a top-drawer lake for blue catfish.

Is High Rock the next catfish crown jewel?

Terry Madewell

Badin Lake on the Yadkin River chain in North Carolina has long been known as an excellent lake for blue catfish in the winter, but two reservoirs upstream, High Rock Lake seems poised to become the next winter hotspot. […]

Robbie Burr, who guided for catfish on Blewett Falls Lake before recently retiring, said the lake has several winter hot spots that are rarely unproductive.

Visit the catfish log jam

Tony Garitta

December is one of the better months for hooking a blue catfish weighing 30 pounds or more from North Carolina’s Blewett Falls Lake. Once the water temperature drops below 60 degrees, the bite is on, according to Robbie Burr, who has recently retired after a long career guiding fishermen. […]