When a big flathead bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through the water. That telltale sound means a few things to them. First, the catfish hole you just swam ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Here in Texoma, we’re blessed with a myriad of lakes and rivers, and in those bodies of water are a myriad of catfish. In this installment of On the Clock, we traveled to ...

This story was first published in the June–July 2017 issue. MY WIFE, Michelle, chased my little brother out the front door, vowing to whip his butt with a spatula. It was the only weapon she could ...

Who needs a fishing line when you can just use your hands to grab a catfish? There are still plenty of states where it is totally legal to use your bare hands to nab a catfish out of the water.

The weird, wild and unabashedly Oklahoman sport of noodling, where anglers reach bare-handed into murky shallows to pull out massive catfish, has spawned an annual tournament and remains one of the ...

Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Noodling — a method of fishing where ...