If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

Will Brantley, a longtime noodler from Kentucky, with a big flathead. When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through the water. That ...

Join two adventurous British hosts on a journey across the Southern US as they try their hand at catfish noodling in Arkansas. Guided by expert Captain Josh and his family, they bravely plunge into ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Here in Texoma, we’re blessed with a myriad of lakes and rivers, and in those bodies of water are a myriad of catfish. In this installment of On the Clock, we traveled to ...

Missouri bans hand fishing, but aficianados seek to keep wrestling huge catfish. July 29, 2007 — -- In the wild, wild Midwest, people who call themselves "noodlers" are catching massive catfish ...

This Oklahoma couple learned the sex of their baby by noodling a catfish. — -- This Oklahoma couple learned the sex of their baby through a new twist on a Southern tradition -- catching a catfish ...

Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Noodling — a method of fishing where ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield sponsored the bill to ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay catch a giant surprise while pool noodling catfish.