We are in the heart of the summer vacation season. For many people that means doing a little fishing. Our George Noleff ...

Trone holds multiple catfish records, including the Georgia state record for blue catfish, which weighed 111 pounds. His strategy is simple but effective: Use what the catfish are feeding on in their ...

Catfish have long barbels that resemble a cat’s whiskers, which extend from the sides of their faces. There are close to 3,000 species of catfish, with the channel catfish being the most common. Most ...

It isn’t often the government tells anglers to catch and keep as many fish as possible, but that’s the case right now with invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay. With a population explosion, ...

The flathead catfish phenomenon continues to grow. It's common to catch them from 20 to 30 pounds each, though they easily get twice that size in the lower third of the river.

A couple of channel catfish boosted the total weight to 66.65 pounds. Catfish Somewhere was second (61.80 pounds), with three flatheads.

They are not aggressive. People who are stung by catfish are usually fishing or swimming when they make contact, usually by stepping on it. Both saltwater and fresh-water catfish are dangerous.

Here’s a look at the largest freshwater and saltwater fish ever caught in California. (Four of the largest freshwater catches are catfish. Here are the eight largest catfish ever caught in the U.S.) ...