Noodling looks simple from the bank, but up close it is one of the most debated ways to catch fish in America. That is exactly why one state may celebrate it while another treats it like a bad idea ...

Waist-deep in a cypress swamp is not an ideal place for second-guessing. Nor, at least for most sober people, is it the place to dangle one’s arm into murky holes and hope something large inside takes ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will Brantley, a longtime noodler from Kentucky, with a big flathead. When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies ...

We floated in the slack water, held the grassy shore with one hand and slid our lower bodies into the dark unknown under the bank. The opening wasn't high, perhaps 12 inches, but it was at least 6 ...

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 ...

SELMA, Iowa (AP) — Wildlife officials have seized 174 pounds of catfish fillets from the home of a 28-year-old Iowans who was arrested with three others for illegally fishing by hand. The Iowa ...