ATHENS—When Bryan Smith of Athens isn’t helping visitors to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) catch fish, he does some fishing on his own. On Friday, May 24, the TFFC volunteer took ...

If I had to venture a guess, I would say that most anglers equate the sport of fly-fishing with the pursuit of various trout species ranging from rainbows to brookies and from cutthroats to the ...

Using a fishing outfit designed to catch bluegill and crappie, a fisherman landed a 46.7-pound channel catfish that broke the West Virginia record by more than nine pounds. Tyler Rutherford used a ...

Catfish rods must be built to handle a list of tough tasks. They are flexible, lobbing casts that ensure large pieces of live or cut catfish bait remain rigged. They are sensitive, detecting the ...

Angler Ben Christensen caught a 31.55 pound blue catfish on a size 10 Gamakatsu hook, with 12-lb. Rio Bass tippet and a Scott Flex 4-weight fly rod. (Ben Christensen) A Texas angler has reeled in a ...

The record-breaking drum struck so ferociously that it nearly pulled the rod from its holder. John Gibson, who was fishing in a catfish tournament on the Kanawha River on April 24, told Metro News ...

The following is a press release from the International Game Fish Association: In the June edition of the IGFA Hot News we reported about the February 5th catch and release of a huge 113.5 kg (250 lb ...

ATHENS - When Bryan Smith of Athens isn't helping visitors to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center catch fish, he does some fishing on his own. On May 24, the TFFC volunteer took advantage of some ...