Catfish Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

July 9, 2025

Just about every freshwater and some brackish systems in Louisiana and Mississippi hold catfish. At night, they lose some of their wariness. […]

These youth fishing rodeos are free and provide the opportunity for young anglers to fish in a lake that is well-stocked with catfish. […]

The colder months of the year often produce the best catfishing results and catfish are great targets for kayak anglers. […]

Anglers 15 years and younger are invited to fish for catfish during the Neshoba County Lake youth fishing rodeo on September 14, 2024. […]

Catfish provide great sport and have become common catches for kayak anglers fishing in all the traditional saltwater areas. […]

If you want to experience an exciting type of catfishing, try your hand at jug lining. Quite often you will catch large catfish. […]

This Catfish with Creole Sauce recipe is full of flavor, very filling, and not too spicy for even the most tame taste buds. […]

Noodling for catfish is a great activity for kids. Mason Jones says his boys really enjoy fishing this way. […]

There are two groups of fried fish eaters. There are those that only eat them hot, and those that only eat them any way they can get them. […]

This Blackened catfish cakes recipe works well with blue, channel and flathead catfish. All have white meat, with a mild flavor. […]

Margot Schindler of Bay Springs uses the skeleton of a gafftopsail catfish’s head, driftwood and oyster shells to make Crucifix Fish art. […]

Catfish is an underutilized resource. All the big rivers throughout Louisiana hold big blue and flathead catfish as well as channel cats. […]