Some big fish and an eye on man’s best friend could be a big part of the still-changing plans for this summer’s Okie Noodling event in Pauls Valley. Local tourism director Tawni Huggans says one ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 harmful to fish ...

Two Texas fishermen caught a massive catfish using their bare hands, photos show. Screengrab from Facebook post by Justin White. A pair of fishermen recently pulled a “monster” catfish out of a Texas ...

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.