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.

HICKORY COUNTY, Mo. – Missouri conservation agents recently discovered illegal “noodling” boxes used to capture catfish in Pomme de Terre Lake, warning that the practice is not only forbidden, but ...

Who needs a fishing line when you can just use your hands to grab a catfish? There are still plenty of states where it is totally legal to use your bare hands to nab a catfish out of the water.

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 ...

Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Noodling — a method of fishing where ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield sponsored the bill to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big Kentucky flathead. When a big flathead bites your hand, your buddies wading nearby can feel the thump reverberate through ...