SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) issued a precautionary fish consumption advisory Monday for catfish in Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir.

Today's Fishing Q&A is all about cooking and catching catfish! Question 1: Are channel cats good eating? Question 2: I've always fished for bullies at night. Question 3: When fishing strong current ...

Channel cats are literally one big swimming taste bud. They have taste buds all over their body, with concentrations near the mouth and barbels (whiskers). They are attracted to a variety of smelly ...

To determine what the flathead catfish were eating, researchers collected 576 of them over two years, with 241 individuals having recoverable stomach contents. The researchers extracted DNA from those ...

Flatheads grow fast in this river system, attain large body sizes and can eat a variety of prey. Because adult flatheads have few natural predators, they can exert strong control over the ecosystem.