In 50-some years of catfishing and writing about catfishing, I’ve often fielded the question, “What do catfish eat?” The short answers is, whatever they can fit into their mouths, including aquatic ...

Channel cats are literally one big swimming taste bud. They have taste buds all over their body, with concentrations near the mouth and barbels (whiskers). They are attracted to a variety of smelly ...

ON THE RED RIVER NORTH OF FARGO - To John Dickleman, the tangle of branches and roots near a bend in the murky river looked a lot like a home for channel catfish. It'd be a good setup for the fish, ...

BEAVER LAKE -- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists completed a study of the Beaver Lake channel catfish population to determine the ratio of stocked channel catfish to catfish that spawn ...

A few years ago, when I made regular trips to the Baltimore waterfront to fish for rockfish, several people stopped to ask the same question: Are they safe to eat? My answer: “I don’t know. I’m not a ...

Put more catfish in the net by dialing in their eating habits. If you're wondering what catfish eat, the answer is just about anything. These fish are opportunists that feast on a wide array of food ...