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In the article, the author shares his views on the legalization of the practice of noodling in the State of Texas. He expresses his disbelief over how people can put their hand inside a catfish's mouth and believe that this may be the result of a petition from the Texas Film Commission. He mentions of Keith Sutton as an expert who boasts of his successful attempt of grabbling a catfish. He also talks about the television reality shows based on noodling.

The author discusses several natural resources and characteristics of Texas which he used to enjoy. He states that this is the state whose people dislike swine and the fish King mackerel which is found on the fishing bait if it is hooked deeper. He mentions that kayak fishing can be done anywhere and anytime in Texas. He informs that catching of catfish on bait which smells awful but really works for the author.

The article recommends several television programs including "Hillbilly Handfishin'," "Army Wives," and "Happy Endings."

The article offers strategy to catch catfish.

In this article, the author reflects on trash fishing stating that one man's trash can be another man's treasure. He cites his experience of fishing along with his wife, friend Marin Alvarado and his girlfriend Sara Cuellar in which his friend caught a catfish. He recalls a fishing trip with his wife and four-year old son Calito who caught catfishes and was feeling happy of catching big fish with his tiny fishing rod.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the negative effect of the mainstream dams in Mekong River. He notes that river dams in the area can affect the species of Mekong giant catfish such as habitat degradation, over-harvesting and invasive species. He mentions several actions in maintaining the survival of the giant fish of the Mekong Rivers including the maintenance of the connectivity of the rearing grounds and spawning habitat and healty flows for the river.

The article offers information on a tournament series for catfish anglers hosted by the South Texas Catfish Association, which will start in October 201 1 and end in May 2012 in Texas.

The article focuses on noodling, a Texas tradition that involves catching a catfish with bare hands which was legalized by Texas Governor Rick Perry on June 17, 2011.

The article describes the technique and gears used by fisher Matt Seymore for catching trophy blue catfish from his kayak.

The article describes the location in Texas for catfish fishing along with baits that can be used for better fishing including Punch bait, cut shad, and crank baits.

The article lists several places in Texas for fishing several species of fishes such as striped bass, catfish, and white bass along with the list of several tips for fishing them and fishing baits such as soft plastic, top water lures, and crank baits.

The article offers information on the fishing techniques of the top three blue catfish guides which include Anthony Ford, Hugh Self, and Rodger Taylor. It mentions their ideal fishing conditions, the fattest catfish they ever caught, and the baits that they will use for summer catfishing. Moreover, the catfishing guides share their catfish strategy, gadgets, and tools that they usually use for fishing.

The article offers information on the hotspot for catfishing in the South Texas plains at Big Tiger Creek.

The article offers information on the hotspots for catfishing in the Texas Hill Country, Texas including Comache Bluff and Open Lake.

The article offers tips and techniques for blue catfishing during winters in the U.S. It is mentioned that during the winter season, blue catfishes can be found around the deep holes in the river. They can also be caught in areas of high current, as current increases the chances of food supply to them. Also, cut baits, fillets and live shad are the types of baits that can be used for cold-water fishing.

The article offers information on several Texas hotspots for catfishing which include OH Ivie Reservation and Possum Kingdom.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience being invited on chumming holes for catfish with a taxidermist Tommy Robinson.

The article offers tips on how to catch a channel catfish in lakes and rivers during daylight hours.

The article highlights several lakes in Big Bend, Texas where different freshwater fishes can be found, as well as some suggestions on how to catch them. It mentions that Lake Amistad has a number of catfish that can be fished along the shoreline in the larger creeks using baits with live perch. It notes that largemouth bass are also seen in the said lake.

The article offers suggestions to hunt catfish during different times of the day. It states that catfish moves from flats surfaces to holes in the morning and return to the shallows during evening. It suggests to use Global Positioning System for splitting the screen to see fish locations and plan drift lines.

The article provides tips in successfully using baits in fishing. He suggests the importance of bringing the necessary equipment when planning to go fishing and advises to carry a wide assortment of worm lures. The author reminds fishers to stay alert when fishing in a reservoir or other impoundment to examine falling water as well as roiling water surfaces. Moreover, the author also provides tips in securely handling a catfish.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of skipping work to go catfishing.

The article offers news briefs related to fishing and wildlife hunting in several U.S. states. An angler in Escambia County got angry when a dive boat pulled up to a wreck site where he was already fishing. The Department of Natural Resources reported that angler Tom Head caught a 103-pound, 57-inch flathead catfish in the Ocmulgee river near Warner Robins, Georgia. Recently 18 mountain goats were releaded by the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Umatilla National Forest.

The article presents two questions and answers related to fishing, one concerns on the equipment to use in catching perch and another on the good baits to use in attracting a catfish.

The article discusses the future trends in outdoors lifestyle in Texas in 2010. It cites the forecast of a coast wide speckled trout bag limit of five fish within five years and restrictions for widgeon hunting. It also notes the comeback of using cast nets and live bait in freshwater as more people are starting to pursue crappie and catfish in their local rivers.

The article reports on a study by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) which aims to determine it will enforce a slot limit for blue catfish on some reservoirs in the state. It states that the study intends to examine an experimental 30- to 45-inch slot length regulation to enhance the trophy catfish potential in Richland-Chambers Reservoir and two other lakes. The study is directed by fisheries biologist John Tibbs of TPWD.

The article presents information on the state record set by 10-year-old Dakota Hinson of Natchez, Mississippi, by fishing a 95-pound blue catfish in the Mississippi River. The huge fish was 55 inches long and 41 inches in girth. It weighed 2 pounds more than the previous Magnolia State record, another Mississippi River cat caught in 1997.

The article presents a study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" on catfish feeding. The researchers discover that catfish used smell or taste in identifying prey wakes left by guppies through digitized tracking to mark the paths of European catfish and guppies in a dark tank. It notes that the movement of a bait or a cast into the flow with a very slow retrieve into slack water tend to create wider wake.

The article focuses on the catfish fishing adventure of Don Krysinski, Doug Stegall and Weldon Kirk on Gibbons Creek Reservoir in Texas. It notes that the group has cancelled their first two trips before finally embarking on the third trip in an attempt to catch a trophy blue catfish. It narrates the fishing experiences of the group including their fishing methods, and the problems encountered. It mentions that the group caught several catfishes but failed to obtain any trophy blue catfish.

The article presents quotes from Jack Lassiter, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, claiming that the early legislators created an opportunity for future generations, Iowa Representative Nathan Reichert suggesting bringing up something positive, like catfishing, when talking about the budget and other serious stuff and Rhode Island Senator John J. Tassoni Jr. regarding unemployment checks.

The article offers information on the hotspots in Falcon Lake in Texas which are said to be ideal places for catfishing. Catfishes abound in San Ignacio, and best bait include fresh shad, shrimp and prepared baits. It is said that the month of March is ideal for catfishing. The other hotspot is the Falcon Lake State Park shoreline and Falcon Lake State Park, in which campers and day-trippers can find plenty of fishing action along the bank of the state park.

The article reports on the certification of a 75-pound, 49-inch blue catfish caught by 15-year-old angler named Tyler Dodson of Carrollton, Georgia. It has been certified as a Georgia blue cat record, but it took six months to make it so. The certification delay stemmed from the fact that Dodson caught the huge fish in a private lake. Wildlife Resources Division fisheries biologists thought the cat might have been released into the lake as an adult, making it ineligible for the record. Dodson's investigation determined that the fish was not a transplant.

The article offers hunting-related developments in the U.S. In Arkansas, the Game and Fish Commission personnel killed more than 150 northern snakehead fish discovered in Piney Creek. In California, Rafael Terrones of San Bernardino caught a flathead catfish weighing 72-pounds. According to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 77 people died in Florida boating accidents in 2007.

The article offers information on the 5th Annual Sealy Outdoors Big Catfish Splash on July 12-13, 2008 in Texas, presented by the Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce. Brandon Wells of New Boston garnered the top prize of the tournament with an 11.49-pounder catfish. However, Eddie Milligan of Murchinson won a second-place Triton boat and trailer with an 11.30-pounder catfish.

A calendar of events for the U.S. southern region in October-September 2008 is presented including the National Storytelling Festival, National Championship Catfish Tournament, and the National Hunting & Fishing Day.

The article offers suggestions on catfish fishing techniques. It mentions that the Carolina or fish-finder rig can be used anywhere with any bait with small changes. It states the first step for fishing is to tie the main line to a barrel swivel with a Palomar knot without sliding in a sinker. It recommends tying a 2 to 3-foot monofilament leader to the one end of the swivel. It suggests using heavy lines since catfish are very big and they pull hard.

The article focuses on the fishing spot of Lake Granger in Texas and offers tips for fishing. It mentions that Lake Granger is a good location for white bass, crappie and catfish fishing. It states that white slab spoons is a good option to be used as baits. It is suggested to put slab spoons on top of sunken roadbeds to attract white bass. For crappies, it is suggested to hold the jigs from the top of the brush. For catfish, the author insists on putting the juglines out in the main lake.

The article focuses on best fishing spots in the South Texas Plains and tips for fishing. It mentions that Rio Grande River is a good location for largemouth bass fishing. It is suggested that plastic worms are good baits for fishing here. Further, in Fronton Island Point it is suggested to use prepared baits for catfish fishing. Also, fishing in Falcon Lake is a good option. It is suggested to use prepared baits and night crawlers while fishing for catfish.

The article focuses on the record-breaking catfishes caught by catfishermen Phil King and Cary Winchester at the Big Cat Quest Championship of Bass Pro Shops held in Memphis, Tennessee in November 2008. On the first day, King captured a 103-pound blue cat, which was said to be the largest catfish caught in a tournament. Winchester topped the record of King with his 108-pound catfish on the second day. The team of King won the championship with a total of 291 pounds of fishes caught.

The article offers tips on how to catch a catfish that can be found in Gibbon's Creek Reservoir, Texas.

The article presents information related to fishing. Scott Suggs won the FLW Outdoors 2007 Forrest Wood Cup held through August two to five on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas. Wes Mears won a Triton 1550 crappie boat and $500 for winning the heaviest fish of the hour during the fourth annual Big Catfish Flash at Lake Fork in Texas. Tim Tucker, a "BASS" senior writer, died in a car crash in Gainesville, Florida on July 16, 2007.

The article offers information about the Colorado River in Texas, which is considered to be the popular and the holder of the best winter fishing on the coast. It cites that not only local anglers have fled to the waters of this river, that has plenty of big trouts and brute redfish, for refuge when water temperatures drop to freezing levels and winter winds stir bay waters. In addition, it suggests that the upper Colorado River supplies quality fishing for catfish and alligator gar.

The article describes rivers and lakes that have produced catfish weighing more than 100 pounds. Lake Texoma is an 89,000-acre reservoir that has produced several 100-pound-plus blues, including a 116-pounder caught on a trotline, a 118.5-pounder taken by a jug fisherman and a 121.5-pound rod-and-reel world record in 2004. Lower Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi running from St. Louis to points south has produced dozens of blue cats exceeding 100 pounds, including a 116.75-pound former world record caught at West Memphis.

The article suggests the use of a liver rig for catfish. A small treble hook attached to the line with a snap swivel works great when using fresh chicken liver for catfish bait. Unsnap the swivel, remove the hook, push the eye of the hook through the liver so the liver is impaled on the three barbs, then reattach the hook to the swivel. The liver is now less likely to fly off when the hunter casts.

The article deals with the giant blue catfish in North Carolina's Badin Lake caught by Eric Fincher. Fincher caught and released the record-breaking catfish, certified at 89 pounds and 4 feet, 4 inches long. Fincher put the giant catfish in a pool created by damming a creek. That was November 25, 2006. On November 27, certified scales were located, and the catfish was verified as a new state record.

The article reports on the giant catfish caught by television show host Larry Dahlberg in Suriname in January 2007. The 8 1/2-foot-long fish, pulled from the Corentyne River, is estimated at more than 400 pounds. Dahlberg was equipped with a Shimano Torsa 20 reel on a 5 1/2-foot Shimano jig rod. The catfish took a 2-pound kubi on a giant circle hook tied to 130-pound-test mono.

The article offers tips on how to catch big blue catfish. Fish during winter and spring because the cold water causes shad to concentrate in large schools and the baitfish attract the big blue catfish. Catfish also congregate in deep, cold-water depressions. Focus also on holes because blue catfish thrive in swift rivers where the current scours holes on the outside of bends and at the ends of jetties. Look for ledges to catch blue catfish in lakes.

The article discusses the Wayne County Catfish Festival held in Spring 2006 on the Altamaha River in Georgia. George Pressley Sr. of Leesburg and Tiff Thompson of Americus won the top prize for most total poundage with 56.81 pounds. Brian S. Earls Sr. of Folkston received a prize for his 27.15-pound single large flathead fish.

The article presents three of the big catches in sport fishing in Texas. Wilbur T. Brinkmeyer, Jr. and Mike Vanek caught 70-pound yellow catfish at Lake Granger. Cliff Hill caught 34-½ inches redfish at Lake Calaveras. Captain Marcus Cook, and other five fishermen used dead cigar minnow as bait to catch two red snapper in Galveston.

The article presents a calendar of events related to cultural activities in Georgia for September 2006. A concert titled "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Frederica von Stade," will be held in Columbus on September 30. An art festival titled "Festival del Color: A Celebration of Hispanic Art," will be held in Covington during September 8-30. 24th Annual Labor Day Weekend Catfish Festival will be held in Kingsland during September 2-4.