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Catfish Fishing
There’s a new “cat” in town. The Altamaha River is known for it’s excellent flathead fishery, but it recently gave up a blue cat that was heavy enough to qualify for DNR’s Angler Award Program and will go into GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records. Eddie Hudson, of Screven, was fishing in the annual Wayne…
James McClain, of Watkinsville, his son Dylan, 13, and nephew Brandon, 10, of Athens, were jugging at Lake Oconee on May 18 when they hooked a giant flathead catfish. “On this particular morning, we had set about 20 jugs, and when we pulled up next to one of them, the jug went under,” said James.…
Justin Tomlinson caught this 37-lb., 14.7-oz. lake-record flathead catfish on West Point Lake on July 4, 2012. Flatheads first start showing up in substantial numbers on West Point Lake around 2002, when hybrid anglers starting catching them up the Chattahoochee River during the spring lineside run. In a 2008 article detailing how to catch West…
When it comes to catching the big flatheads, blues and channel catfish around the country, Jonathon Herndon, also known as “The Sultan of Slime,” might as well have a Ph.D. He will quickly tell you one of the most productive times of the year to catch a king-sized cat is from the end of the…
David Arrington caught this 48-lb. record flathead catfish on the Chattahoochee on May 30, 2011.
On Sunday, July 11, at about 9 a.m., Jim Dieveney, of Screven, caught an 83-lb. flathead catfish out of the Altamaha River near Baxley that officially ties the 4-year-old state record. Fishing from a dock on the bend in the river near Carter’s Bight Landing in Appling County, Jim hooked into the fish shortly after…
Like no other Georgia reservoir, Clarks Hill is the king when it comes to producing gigantic catfish. There’s something about this sprawling impoundment on the Savannah River above Augusta that grows huge catfish. Jake Manley, of Plum Branch, S.C., knew the lake’s potential already, and on May 8 it was confirmed in a huge way.…
Catfish Recipes
Smoked Catfish Dip We had some company coming over to watch some football recently and my wife asked me to pick up an appetizer at the grocery store. A smoked fish dip sounded nice, so I checked out the offerings at Publix. It was $8.99 for a small tub of dip, and I would probably…
I caught six small catfish recently and realized after cleaning them I had no peanut oil. It was late, so I decided to blacken them with Cajun spices instead of frying them. They were incredible. But trust me, don’t try this inside the house! Catfish fillets, skinned 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder…
I must admit, I first thought putting catfish in a taco might result in my man card being revoked. For me, fried or blackened catfish was the only way to go. I was pleasantly shocked just how good a catfish taco is. I plan to make my own next time when my buddies aren’t around…