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 ...
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 ...
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Testing giant bait on jug lines got crazy fast

This video shows what happens when you load up jug lines with oversized bait and drop them into the water expecting something huge. You will see the setups drifting, the sudden pulls, and the moment ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Idling the 14-foot Jon boat around the next slough of Yellow Creek, Steve Hallman tells his son Jesse Hallman to spotlight the far Mimosa tree limb. The reflector attached to the limb line lights up ...