But neither angler thinks it is necessary to catch catfish, so long as a quality bait is figured into the equation. "My bait starts to dissolve as soon as it hits the water," Collivin said. "It ...

Here is some rock solid catfish advice rod-and-reelers everywhere can take to the bank these days. Fish shallow. Not shallow as in 2 to 3 feet. I am talking really skinny - 8 to 12 inches deep - ...

Bar soap has kind of fallen out of popular favor. You might still see a worn-down green blob of Irish Spring at fish or duck camp, but the average home shower is now loaded with gels and scrubs, or ...

Catfish are good with live bait and punch bait in 15-25’. Largemouth bass are fair with Texas-rigged worms fished slowly, deep-diving crankbaits and spoons near the points, drop-offs, rocky shorelines ...

The catfish may be one of the most misunderstood of all Arkansas' sportfish. They live in practically every body of water in the state, grows to gigantic proportions, and is easy to catch with ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay utilize oversized live bait during a high-stakes noodling session to wrestle heavyweight catfish from the underwater mud banks.

Charlie Shivley says low water levels combined with cooling temperatures lend to optimum stump hooking conditions on his home lake, Toledo Bend.(Matt Williams) When dock talk shifts to heavyweight ...

Catfish are good with shrimp and punch bait in 8-20’. Largemouth bass are good with wacky worms, silver or chrome crankbaits, and silver bladed spinnerbaits near the creek mouths, drop-offs, rocky ...

Catfish are good on chicken liver, cut bait, and punch bait in water ranging 4-12 feet. Bridgeport— GOOD. Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.41 feet low. Black bass are good on swimbaits, skirted ...