How to catch big catfish in rivers?

Catching Large catfish from the bank of the Mississippi river. Had a blast targeting large blue cats prior to a coldfront sweeping the area. The bite was great ended up catching 3 nice blue cats, the fish in the video was the biggest. read more

Catfish not only have good eyesight, but they have an incredible sense of smell they use to find and attack their prey. This keen smelling ability is one of the many challenges of finding and catching catfish in rivers. Time of day can prove important for trying to chase big channel catfish in rivers. read more

In North America catfish-filled rivers are plentiful throughout, except for the extreme north. Depending on where on the continent you are fishing, the most plentiful species will be Channel Cats, Blue Cats, and/or Flathead Catfish. read more