Hand fishing for catfish sits at the intersection of tradition, risk, and regulation. Some states treat noodling as a legitimate seasonal harvest method, while others see it as an avoidable safety ...

There's no denying that catfish noodling is an insane sport, or that it's the most fun you'll ever have catfishing — if you've got enough redneck in you to give it a try. More states have begun ...

The weird, wild and unabashedly Oklahoman sport of noodling, where anglers reach bare-handed into murky shallows to pull out massive catfish, has spawned an annual tournament and remains one of the ...

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 ...

Some folks jump out of planes, drive fast cars or bungee jump off bridges to get in a rush of adrenaline. Bama Noodling owner Blake Johnson, on the other hand, intentionally tries to get bit by the ...

June and July are the prime months for catfish noodling in Oklahoma, although the recent flooding around the state has interrupted much of the hand-fishing. "It is making it a little more tough, ...

Today Noodling became legal in Georgia. Noodling involves the catching of massive catfish — creatures that can weigh up to 100 pounds (45 kilograms) — with the fisherman’s bare hands. These fisherman, ...

Noodling, which is when one catches catfish with their bare hands, is legal in Louisiana as of Monday. Not like that’s stopped anyone before. On a hot July afternoon at Caney Lake in Chatham, a small ...

In Louisiana, some people like to fish by sticking their arm into murky water, feeling around for a catfish, and grabbing them by the mouth. A new law legalizing it goes into effect Aug. 1. And now to ...

If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.