Cleaning monster catfish
Derek Logan’s method of cleaning giant catfish — those over 25 pounds — produces beautiful chunks of boneless, snow-white meat. […]
Derek Logan’s method of cleaning giant catfish — those over 25 pounds — produces beautiful chunks of boneless, snow-white meat. […]
Using the old oxbow Tunica Lake as a base, Mississippi River fishermen have a sure bet on cold-water catfish action. […]
After he heard about frying venison backstrap with crushed potato chips and croutons, Derek Logan fried fish with instant mashed potatoes. […]
For Jerry Pounders of Columbus, catching catfish out of the Tenn-Tom waterway comes second nature. His first calling is in the service of the Lord as a youth pastor at Zion Assembly Church of God, but fishing isn’t far behind and he manages to find time to fish with his brother Joey. […]
For trophy blue and flathead catfish trolling, Phil King uses a variation of the Santee-Cooper Trolling Rig. […]
Over the last 20 years, national catfishing tournaments have slowly but surely made their way forward into the limelight of the mainstream outdoors. Less about flair and showmanship than the big bass trails, catfish anglers are a breed apart. […]
Fifty-seven years — that’s how long David Wall of the small Big Creek Community on the upper end of Grenada Lake has fished for catfish in the massive flood control watershed. […]
A recurring theme from both the Mississippi and Tenn-Tom anglers is the importance of using river herring for bait when attempting to catch catfish, particularly trophy-sized blue cats. The hands-down favorite is skipjack herring, a.k.a. skipjack shad.
Pat and Jay Pickle of Rolling Fork are a father-son fishing team that has been running the Mississippi River together for trophy catfish for most of their lives. […]
Thus far in the Catfish Hotspot Series, we’ve visited some of Mississippi’s well-known catfish waters as well as stepping off the beaten path to discover some trot lining and jugging locales. This month, we head over to the Delta to learn the ups and downs of yo-yoing for eating sized catfish from Lake Washington, and we found a veteran of the sport for our guide. […]
Catfish anglers come in all shapes and sizes, though none are any cuter than Madelyn Ready. Madelyn is a catfish princess and during the summer, she and her dad Corey Ready catch plenty of the whiskered fish from Barnett Reservoir, a.k.a. “The Rez.” […]
Bob Crosby of Madison has been fishing the Mississippi River along the outskirts of the town of Vicksburg for nearly 15 years. The success Crosby found over the years created the desire to share his knowledge and the adventure of hauling in trophy-sized blue catfish. […]
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