In-Fisherman TV Classics: Catfish

More pioneering exploration for one of North America’s favorite group of sportfish, with coverage of fishing for big channel cats, flatheads, and blue catfish. Videos like this one set the production standard for videos of the time, especially with regards to classic art depictions of structural layouts and rigging systems. There’s fishing on smaller rivers for channel cats, bigger river kwfishing

It’s 1997, and over the course of the previous five years, the catfishing world is in a state of significant change. Big waters are the home of big catfish, and one of the most significant waters of the time is Santee Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina. Meanwhile, a true pioneer of fishing for blue catfish is Jim Moyer, of Clarksville, Tennessee, the angler who, with the help of In-Fisherman, intr

It’s noteworthy to mention that before In-Fisherman was, there was no catfishing on TV—and these video productions, pioneering enterprises for the time and just as instructional today, were a product of the In-Fisherman commitment to bring to life for anglers the robust personality of the sport. Over 7 million anglers identify catfish as their favorite sportfish, and one primary reason for this po

This is history in the making—a fishing industry first-ever video rendition of catfishing by In-Fisherman Editor In Chief Doug Stange, who has by this time also been writing about catfishing in In-Fisherman magazine and appearing on In-Fisherman television. This likely is the most watched catfishing video of all time and heralds the beginning of a new age for catfishing in North America.

One of the finest produced videos of the over 100 in the In-Fisherman Video Library, the focus is on the connection between the three major catfish species—channel cats, blue cats, and flatheads— and their prey and how it affects fish location and how to catch them. By this time, In-Fisherman is producing the world’s first catfish specific magazines, Catfish Insider and Catfish Insider Guide, with

Dating back to the mid 1990s, an introduction by In-Fisherman co-founder Al Lindner highlights the multispecies fishing aspect taught by In-Fisherman. Catfish aren’t the only species being covered by In-Fisherman. In-Fisherman staff members Steve Hoffman and Steve Quinn, both exceptional writers and anglers, discuss common river riggings and fishing approaches, and underscore the potential for gre