Noodling is when people catch catfish using their hands as both the bait and the hook. It is legal in only 17 states in the U.S. Thousands of people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to ...

DES MOINES — Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Noodling – a method of fishing ...

A team of Polish anglers say they caught the new world-record Wels catfish during a tournament. The fish measured roughly 9.6 ...

SELMA, Iowa (AP) --- Wildlife officials have seized 174 pounds of catfish fillets from the home of a 28-year-old Iowan who was arrested with three others for illegally fishing by hand. The Iowa ...

March 24 was a fishing day that Saul and Kali Perez had been planning for several years. The Wentzville family heard about huge blue catfish being caught from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers near ...

Who caught the biggest catfish by hand in south-central Oklahoma? People from all over the world make the pilgrimage to celebrate the sport every... The latest from the Oakie Noodling Tournament, ...