In the deep South and parts of the Midwest, there exists an extreme type of fishing that has nurtured devotees and opponents alike. Noodling involves the catching of massive catfish — creatures ...

Three years after Texas legalized bare-handed fishing for catfish - known as noodling - officials are wondering how the state can help. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department unveiled a survey ...

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 ...

The practice is called hand-fishing, or more commonly “noodling”. ... Here are the rules for West Virginia catfish noodling: The annual season will run from June 15 to Aug. 31.

Jay from Prehistoric Pets tries noodling, an old-style hand fishing technique, to catch a giant 45-pound catfish with the help of noodling experts in Oklahoma!

The first (and last) time I went noodling for catfish, when my companions urged me to insert my hand in a dark underwater hole to feel for a catfish. Noodling is the most ancient form of catting.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri conservation officials voted Friday to end the experiment with hand fishing after just two years, citing threats to breeding-age fish. The Conservation Commission ...

And her noodlers raise money for charity (a recent guided noodling expedition netted $25,000), she said. Such outings with two women hand fishers start at $1,500. Dallas' Trinity River Audubon ...

For those who enjoy "noodling" for catfish, that time of year is once again upon us. The Kansas hand fishing season kicks off Friday and runs through Aug. 31 at specified locations in Kansas, with … ...

An Iowa man has been fined $177 for noodling.Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials said Larry Finstad, 48, of Harlan, has been charged with one count of illegally taking fish by hand ...

Four men from southeast Iowa are charged with unlawfully taking flathead catfish by hand fishing, commonly known as “noodling.” Jason Telfer, 28, of Eldon; John Saner, 49, of Batavia and Chris ...