Christmas in July- Hybrids and White Bass! For this angler, the 2024 open water season started with a dull thud back in March. As the weather and water warmed, successes started to outpace failures, and by the time May arrived I was pretty dialed. By Memorial Day my family had b …

Busting Common Catfishing Myths If you were raised in a catfishing home like mine, I’m sure you’ve heard lots of catfish myths that are passed off as facts with little or no evidence. Like so many other outdoor related topics, the second hand recollection of a story, …

Fishing Bridgesfor Cats! One of the best places to target catfish during spring and summer is from bridges over creeks and rivers. Bridges provide anglers with an elevated position that increases visibility and avoids having to tramp through irritating nettles, poison ivy, ticks …

Spring Multi-Species Part 2: Redemption! Fishing during March and April in Iowa can be a fickle exercise. Time the weather and water conditions just right, and you could have the best outing ever. However, for folks that fish mostly after work and on the weekends, matching ideal c …

Spring Catfishing 2024 Spring catfishing season has finally begun! Recent rains, higher water, and warmer temperatures, have catfish actively biting on streams in Western Iowa. Very soon, increased flows on creeks and rivers will trigger the annual pre-spawn migration upriver, and …

Catfish Rigs:For every style of catfishing It’s time to dust off those rods and start gearing up for catfish season if you haven't already, but the big question is, do you know where to start? With all the new and innovative ways of targeting cats, rigging rods can seem a …