Catfish Camp
Your home base for channel, blue, and flathead catfish intelligence. Heavy gear, big baits, and nighttime bends — locked to catfish from here on out.
Proven Techniques Catfish
Drift-Rigging Cut Bait
Santee-style drift rigs over river-channel flats — the deadliest trophy blue-cat technique.
Learn more →Anchored Bottom Rigs
Three-way swivels with cut skipjack — lockdown tactic on tailwater structure for blues and channels.
Learn more →Live Bluegill for Flatheads
Free-lined live bluegill around submerged timber — the only way to consistently target flatheads.
Learn more →Jug Fishing
Free-floating or anchored jug lines baited with cut shad — classic summer-night catfish technique.
Learn more →Stinkbait Dip Worms
Channel-cat specialty — ribbed dip worms treated with prepared bait dipped in punch bait.
Learn more →Trotlines & Limblines
Where legal — classic old-school methods for 24-hour passive trophy catfish harvest.
Learn more →Recommended Gear Bass Pro
Seasonal Pattern
Notable Catfish Waters
James River
Tidal blue-cat factory with fish regularly exceeding 80 pounds — trophy capital of the East.
Wheeler Reservoir
Tennessee River impoundment with massive blue catfish and productive drift-rig flats.
Red River
Channel and blue cat super-fishery, famous for 50+ pound blues and eating-size channels.
Santee Cooper
Birthplace of the Santee drift rig — multiple state-record blue catfish on these waters.
Mississippi River (Lower)
Endless blue-cat structure; commercial and rod-and-reel anglers battle for giants year-round.
Community-recommended. Always check local regulations, seasons, and access rules before fishing.