Catfish Noodling on Prime Time Television

As the popularity of catfish noodling grows, more television networks are getting in on the fun with a whole slew of shows about catfish noodling. One of the newest shows to incorporate catfish noodling is Animal Planet's own "Hillbilly Handfishin'" with noodler Skipper Bivins. Though the show does revolve around catfish noodling, Skipper and his band of noodlers specialize in taking catfish noodling novices into the murky depths in search of the thrill of the catch. Animal Planet has provided their own slideshow tutorial of catfish noodling for your educational enjoyment. For further in-depth instruction, Jerry "Catfish" Rider's official website is proud to provide catfish noodling instructional DVDs and a way to schedule the noodling legend for speaking engagements. Learn from a catfish noodling pioneer to help you have a successful noodling season. 

As this weather gets hotter, stay safe by staying cool and practice safe catfish noodling practices!

Texas Legalizes the Great Sport of Noodling

CBS News sent one of their correspondents to Texas to see what catfish noodling was all about. As catfish noodling gains popularity from television exposure and write-ups in outdoors magazines, not only are more people getting into the age-old sport of hand fishing, but also catfish noodling regulations are loosening their grip on the sport to give more people a shot at wrangling their own catfish. For more information the perspective that CBS News reported, be sure to visit their site to check out their video report on catfish noodling here. 


Don't forget that the annual Okie Noodling Tournament is just around the corner. For more information, check out the Travel OK website.




As always, for the finest catfish noodling instructional DVDs and tutorials, look no further than the expert; Jerry "Catfish" Rider. 

5 Tips For Successful Noodling

Are you already an angler looking for a new challenge? Have you been curious about catfish noodling for a while but don't know where to start? It's definitely not as a easy as it looks. In order to get you started on the path of being a successful catfish noodler, the folks from Catfishing Tips Today have come up some of the essential ingredients to share with you on how to help you get that catfish you've always always wanted using your bare hands! For a step-by-step tutorial, check out this blog post from Catfishing Tips Today and find out where to begin. For a more hands-on (pun intended) tutorial, check out the official website of catfish noodling legend Jerry "Catfish" Rider for an assortment of DVD tutorials to get you noodling before you know it.

Okie Noodling Returns!

Just around the corner is the 12th Annual Okie Noodling Tournament back where it all began in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 23rd. Noodlers from all over the country will be coming out to compete to see who can get the largest catfish in the water. Noodling demostrations will be taking place and one of the largest fish fries will be going down for all to enjoy. For more information, log onto to Pauls Valley's official website for further details about those wishing to attend as well as those who desire to compete. To get psyched up for the event and learn more, check out the official website of Oklahoma's most famous noodler, Jerry "Catfish" Rider, and pick up any one of his instructional DVDs to give you an advantage against the competition. We'll see you there!