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A Florida river turning brown after heavy rain looks like a problem if you judge fishing with your eyes. Anglers trying to catch catfish in muddy water should make the opposite adjustment: stop worrying about visibility and start asking where … Read the rest

Florida’s Big Catch program has a new look, and for catfish anglers the useful question is wonderfully simple: how big does a fish actually need to be? A Florida Big Catch catfish does not have to threaten a state record, … Read the rest

Florida catfish anglers have an unusually useful scouting tool in 2026: a statewide list built by fisheries biologists rather than social-media reports or yesterday’s dock talk. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has identified waters across the state that … Read the rest

Alabama has done something unusually smart with a fish that rarely gets the tourism treatment: it turned catfish into an itinerary. Its new Catfish Trail connects fishing water, restaurants, markets, farms and cultural experiences, raising an obvious question for Florida … Read the rest

Catfish in pressured water are rarely difficult for one reason. The obvious dock, bridge corner, or park pond may still hold fish, but repeated casts, sinkers, footsteps, boat traffic, and familiar bait presentations can make the standard approach less useful.… Read the rest