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 ...

Many anglers have likely heard the term “jug line,” while others might not know what it is or how useful one can be for fisheries managers. A jugline is a type of passive fishing gear composed of a ...

There is nothing new about jug fishing. It’s been around for years. The old bleach bottles and plastic milk cartons have evolved into many different ways to fish jugs. Fact is, jugs are seldom used ...

Q: I would like to know if it’s OK to jug line fish for catfish in California lakes. Jug line fishing is having a float (such as a one-gallon plastic jug) tied to a series of hooks, all on one fishing ...

I never thought catfishing could turn into a holy experience. At least not until I took up jug fishing with Todd Gessner, who may be the strangest fishing guide in all of southern Illinois. Gessner is ...

Editor's note: This article is the second in a series detailing record sized catfish David Rauls recently caught. Leaving his job responsibilities as a network and video teleconference administrator ...

A 15-year-old girl from New Richmond may have broken an Ohio state record on Sunday, April 7, for the largest blue catfish, with the monster weighing in at a whopping 101.11 pounds. "He was bigger ...

Over the years I've seen jugs bobbing around on various waterways, and I knew what they were used for, but I'd never done that -- jug fishing. When a member of the Geneseo Chapter of the Izaak Walton ...

Jason Reynolds catches a record-setting walleye (image courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation) WARSAW, Mo. – A Warsaw, Missouri man now holds two state fishing records after a recent trip to ...