If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

CARVER COUNTY, Minn. -- The pouring rain that ushered in this Friday morning in early June didn't bode well for spending a night camping and fishing along the Minnesota River. So hard was the deluge, ...

That really is not unusual. Catfish are more predators than scavengers. Nebraska is home to three species of large catfish: channel, flathead and blue. Blue and flathead catfish are especially ...

Flathead catfish are rapidly reshaping the Susquehanna River’s ecosystem. Once introduced, these voracious predators climbed to the top of the food chain, forcing native fish like channel catfish and ...

Put more catfish in the net by dialing in their eating habits. If you're wondering what catfish eat, the answer is just about anything. These fish are opportunists that feast on a wide array of food ...

- Appearance: Flat, broad head, no scales and four pairs of barbels. Its lower jaw sticks out farther than its top jaw, distinguishing it from other catfish. - Size: Flatheads can grow quite large.

Chad Vance is an old hand at limb-line fishing for catfish, having grown up using the technique with family members. The 39-year-old Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department officer was checking a limb ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation announced Tuesday that one of the biggest flathead catfish ever recorded in the state had been caught on a trotline. In the accompanying photo, ...

The 66-pound 6-ounce flathead catfish that Mike Wherley caught last month has officially been accepted as a new state record by the Pennsylvania Boat and Fish Commission. The new record was certified ...

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 ...