The Arkansas River contains excellent catfish habitat, but it does not sustain great numbers of trophy catfish.

Lemmon holds a 35-pound blue he also caught while fishing with Terry Matheny, Sioux City, who holds a 71-pounder he caught from the same hole on the Big Sioux River.

Both channel cats and flathead catfish can get big in the Snake River where it marks the border between Oregon and Idaho. Stink is the thing.

Sports’ Big Fish Summer wraps up with a truly special catch. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor another ...

Did Travis Herzog need help getting the big fish into the boat? Travis Herzog posed with the 102-pound catfish he caught May 18 in the Kansas River at Lawrence.

More than 400 men, women and youth anglers participated in the 4th Annual Neches River Life Big Catfish Tournament held April 5 and 6. Several walked away big winners after the 24-hour derby.

Colin Lund earns Fish of the Week for a big flathead catfish (first one sent in this year) caught from the Kankakee River on Monday.

Travis Herzog of Topeka, Kansas reeled in a 102-pound blue catfish from the Kansas River on May 18. The catch could have broken a state record.

Mike Taylor (left) of East Grand Forks and his brother, Chris, hold a couple of big catfish they caught during a Red River fishing event in this undated photo. The Red River Valley Catfish League ...

While Brianna’s dad videotaped her fishing with her grandfather on the bank of the river, something tugged on her fishing line, then tugged harder.