Catfish Fishing Report: Catch Stories, Trips & Tales

First catfish with catfish Clonk on the Rhine

I grabbed the rod while my father untangled the line. I made another strike - and the catfish was hooked! And not a small one!

First catfish with catfish Clonk on the Rhine

I grabbed the rod while my father untangled the line. I made another strike - and the catfish was hooked! And not a small one!

Catfish and carp fishing in France: A meeting o...

At 9 o'clock I heard another shrill ringing and saw my catfish rod bend and then snap back again at the same moment! The rip line (0.35 mm) broke with...

Catfish and carp fishing in France: A meeting o...

At 9 o'clock I heard another shrill ringing and saw my catfish rod bend and then snap back again at the same moment! The rip line (0.35 mm) broke with...

Catfish Giants of the Mud Island

The catfish was coming towards me! Without hesitating, I ran to the opposite side of the island with my fishing rod and tried to tighten the line! And there it...

Catfish Giants of the Mud Island

The catfish was coming towards me! Without hesitating, I ran to the opposite side of the island with my fishing rod and tried to tighten the line! And there it...

Catfishing Avril 2009

And then – a sharp jerk, and the catfish rod slowly began to bend! Strike! I felt some resistance, and a minute later, in the beam of the flashlight, I...

Catfishing Avril 2009

And then – a sharp jerk, and the catfish rod slowly began to bend! Strike! I felt some resistance, and a minute later, in the beam of the flashlight, I...

Opening of the catfish season in March. France ...

Here's the translation of the passage: On Friday, March 20th, at 6 a.m., the doorbell rang. Vadim had arrived. I drank my tea in two large sips, grabbed the bags...

Opening of the catfish season in March. France ...

Here's the translation of the passage: On Friday, March 20th, at 6 a.m., the doorbell rang. Vadim had arrived. I drank my tea in two large sips, grabbed the bags...

Our First Catfish from the Saône

It had only been a week since our first trip to the Saône in search of catfish (July 2004). Slava was eager to return, but I couldn’t – I was...

Our First Catfish from the Saône

It had only been a week since our first trip to the Saône in search of catfish (July 2004). Slava was eager to return, but I couldn’t – I was...