Finding and hitting features is the key to knowing where to cast when fishing for catfish You pull up to a beautiful spot. You have your gear and bait ready to catch catfish. You set everything up and then you have to decide where to cast. Where to cast when fishing for catfish is a […]

69 lb Blue Catfish from the Tidal James River Blue catfish are the largest species of catfish in North America. The world record blue catfish is 143 lb out of Kerr Reservoir along the Virginia/North Carolina border. Blue catfish are native to the Mississippi and surrounding areas but blue catfish have been deliberately introduced to […]

Carp fishing and carp fishing tactics are a mysterious to a lot of US fisherman because we have all seen big carp cruising our favorite waters but its so hard to get them to bite using a lot of the fishing gear typically used in the US. However, if you are a cat fisherman, carp […]

The Fox FX Stalker Chilla Bag The Fox FX Stalker Chilla bag is a great bag for any fisherman who wants to put all their gear into a one bag and a quiver. If you are stalking or at least trying to stay mobile, this is a fabulous set up. I have owned my Fox […]

A lot of cat fisherman make serious mistakes when baiting their hooks. How you bait a hook can effect whether a nibble becomes a bite and whether or not you can release your catch alive. How you hook your bait also affects whether it will still be on the hook after you cast. So here […]

Carp fishing in Virginia is a real treat. Virginia has some excellent fishing but you often have to compete with other fisherman for spots. However, few people in Virginia have tried carp fishing. Carp fishing in Virginia is a chance to target a massive game fish without the competition. I fish some of northern Virginia’s […]

Where to Find catfish? Of all catfishing tactics and skills, the most important and difficult is watercraft. Or the ability to know where to fish. Going out by yourself to a new body of water and trying fish while not knowing whether or not there are any fish around is extremely intimidating. So here are […]

Fishing for Catfish in Flooded Rivers Flooded rivers and lakes can really put a kink in your cat fishing. You have a favorite cat fishing hole and you finally feel like you are dialed-in and then it rains and the water levels rise and nothing works anymore. What do you do when your favorite fishing […]

The Fox FX Stalker Chilla Bag The Fox FX Stalker Chilla bag is a great bag for any fisherman who wants to put all their gear into a one bag and a quiver. If you are stalking or at least trying to stay mobile, this is a fabulous set up. I have owned my Fox […]

Fishing for Catfish in Flooded Rivers Flooded rivers and lakes can really put a kink in your cat fishing. You have a favorite cat fishing hole and you finally feel like you are dialed-in and then it rains and the water levels rise and nothing works anymore. What do you do when your favorite fishing […]

Fishing for Catfish in Flooded Rivers Flooded rivers and lakes can really put a kink in your cat fishing. You have a favorite cat fishing hole and you finally feel like you are dialed-in and then it rains and the water levels rise and nothing works anymore. What do you do when your favorite fishing […]

Introducing kids to fishing is good for the sport and good for kids. I was too young to remember my first fishing trip. My father, brother and grandfathers all taught me to fish. Fishing is a wonderful sport for bring children and parents closer together. My father passed on a lot of his morals and […]

Because carp are an introduced species in North America, carp don’t have a native range. All of the following carp, except silver and big head carp, are found scattered across North America. Carp like lakes, ponds and slow moving rivers. They can tolerate very low oxygen levels that would kill other species. Carp are omnivorous. […]