When Vince Wozniak went noodling for the first time, the rush of adrenaline had him hooked. “It’s the most primal fishing you can possibly do,” Wozniak, of Shreveport said. “You’re not using a pole or ...

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 ...

Catching catfish by hand; musky fishing on Cave Run Lake; farm pond management. Catching catfish by hand; musky fishing with a family on Cave Run Lake; pond fishing and farm pond management. Kentucky ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When you feel the inclination to wade into a muddy lake or river, dive under the water, and run your hands into a dark, murky hole submerged on the bank you can now do so in West ...

A couple of Texas fishermen used a hands-on method to pull in what may turn out to be an all-time record flathead catfish. Justin White and Drew Moore were noodling at Lake Tawakoni, known as “The ...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. — Two Missouri men have been charged after using an illegal technique to catch catfish in the Lake of the Ozarks. Agents with the Missouri Department of Conservation recently received ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay hand-noodle a massive catfish under a crystal clear spillway. Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for ...

Noodling is when people catch catfish using their hands as both the bait and the hook. It is legal in only 17 states in the U.S. Thousands of people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to ...

In Louisiana, some people like to fish by sticking their arm into murky water, feeling around for a catfish, and grabbing them by the mouth. A new law legalizing it goes into effect Aug. 1. And now to ...