Will Brantley, a longtime noodler from Kentucky, with a big flathead. When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through the water. That ...

By Barry Porterfield | bporterfield@pvdemocrat.com Some big fish and an eye on man’s best friend could be a big part of the ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

Missouri bans hand fishing, but aficianados seek to keep wrestling huge catfish. July 29, 2007 — -- In the wild, wild Midwest, people who call themselves "noodlers" are catching massive catfish ...

Join two adventurous British hosts on a journey across the Southern US as they try their hand at catfish noodling in Arkansas ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield sponsored the bill to ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A five-year experiment to determine whether to legalize noodling in Missouri could end three years early. Citing renewed threats to breeding-age fish, state conservation officials are ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch a giant surprise while pool noodling catfish.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Noodlers Anonymous isn't a 12-step group for pasta fanatics. But its secretive members are fanatical -- about fish. Noodlers fish by reaching barehanded into murky water, logs and ...

If you have a fishing, hunting, or outdoor snapshot you’d like to see featured, send it to Tess Maune on Facebook. PAULS VALLEY, Okla. - A huge congratulations to Phierce Williams for being the 2025 ...