The channel catfish is blessed with 140 of these specialized folds to sense smell, enabling it to detect compounds as minute as one part per 100 million. So what odors make the best bait for catfish?

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"Eels are the best bait on the planet for channel catfish," says Joe Leshnak, of Yulee. "I get catfish on dead shrimp, cut bait like mullet, even squid. But eels are tops.

Today we're out on the water with Antonio fishing for those big channel catfish. We're using the Bait Pockets, the size 5, stuffed with my mix of cut bait - livers, cut bait, even some fish eggs ...

3 surefire baits for catching spring catfish. April 7, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. by Keith Sutton/Contributing Writer ...

As spring approaches, fishing enthusiasts are getting out their reels and tackle boxes. In Nebraska, many anglers will try for the state's official fish: the channel catfish. Greg Wagner, a ...

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Places like the Potholes Reservoir and Sprague Lake received plants in 1999 and 2005, and were chosen by biologists again last year because both offer some of the best fishing opportunities.

Trey Reid of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission caught this 48-pound blue catfish on the Mississippi River near Helena-West Helena while recording an episode of the AGFC’s television show.