Hooks for catfish have a two-part assignment: To hold onto the bait and then hold onto the catfish once it bites. But it isn’t as simple as it sounds. Every hook isn’t built the same, and each style ...

Bar soap has kind of fallen out of popular favor. You might still see a worn-down green blob of Irish Spring at fish or duck camp, but the average home shower is now loaded with gels and scrubs, or ...

Striped bass fishing remains consistent, reports Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Best fishing is at first light. Locate shad schools with electronics and stripers should be nearby. Fish with live shad, ...

Jon Conklin, fishing guide from Goshen, said brood minnows or live shad are the best baits. Stripers are scattered on the northern one-third of the lake from Point 9 to Beaver Dam. Locate schools of ...

But neither angler thinks it is necessary to catch catfish, so long as a quality bait is figured into the equation. "My bait starts to dissolve as soon as it hits the water," Collivin said. "It ...

Did you know catfish are one of the most abundant fish in southwest Idaho? While they are often overlooked by anglers, catfish are big, fun to catch and good for the frying pan. Summer is a great time ...

Channel and blue catfish good on cut bait, punch bait, dough bait and worms at 7-25 ft. along creek channels, points and flats; drift in the shallow water and anchor in the deeper water to fish with ...

A fresh bait — and that doesn't necessarily mean "clean" and fresh — is always best. Buscher recommends leaving chicken liver containers out in the sun for a while before the contents are used for ...