It’s been a big year for catfish records! In fairness, you could probably say the same thing about each of the past several years. It seems that big cat records have been playing “hot potato” across several eastern-US states recently. On Saturday, September 24, Tennessee’s blue catfish state record joined that mix. “Dang, I Must …
Aaron Schultz
Beginner’s Luck? Greg Poulsen of Utah is a longtime outdoors enthusiast, regularly hunting and fishing for trout and catfish in his home state. It seems unfair to suggest that landing a massive state record fish would constitute “beginner’s luck” for someone who has spent so much time on the water, but Poulsen himself agrees that …
In the world of competitive fishing, what constitutes as an “enormous” fish is highly subjective. For instance, Grenada Lake saw a trio of four-plus pound crappie and close to fifty additional three-pounders pulled in a single day during an early 2022 Crappie Masters tournament. Those numbers are absurdly impressive, even for some of the most …
Throughout this website, we often mention the nearly fifty million Americans who fish at least once per year. When you factor in our Canadian neighbors who also fish, the total is even higher. Fortunately, only a handful of those anglers will ever incur the type of fishing-related injury that will require medical attention. Unfortunately for …
Josh Chrenko is no stranger to smallmouth bass. In fact, many readers might recognize Josh as one of the hosts (alongside Chris Vaughan) of the popular Smallie Talk podcast. Chrenko’s fishing journeys have taken him from Minnesota to Virginia, though the truly elusive fish Chrenko has been chasing – what he considers his “holy grail” …
Indiana’s Lloyd Tanner has spent a long time on the water. An active participant in the Michigan Catfish Anglers Trails (MCATS), Tanner has fished for cats at some of the nation’s top fisheries. It is St. Joe River, a 206-mile long tributary of Lake Michigan, however, where he spends the majority of his time. Living …