The beautiful spring weather had given me and my buddy Joe an itch to go fishing, so that’s exactly what we did. We loaded Joe’s johnboat, pulled it to the Arkansas River and launched just after the ...

Catching a catfish on a rod and reel is one of the most fun things an angler can do. But many of us who love catfishing also enjoy alternative methods of cat-catching, such as jug fishing, trotlining ...

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Around this time of the year, between the middle of July and the middle of August, many Missourians think of catfish, and each year more are getting hooked on jugging for catfish. As a youngster, I ...

• Lash them together with twine or monofilament. • Affix about 6 feet of heavy monofilament line to the cluster, with a large hook and lead sinker at the bottom. • Bait hook with something smelly, ...

When I get together with my brother from Missouri, we often talk about various fishing experiences. I am always quite amazed at the differences between fishing laws, techniques and species in ...