Maryland lawmakers passed an emergency bill to combat blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and protect the waterways from the ...

In a bid to knock back one of the Chesapeake Bay's hungriest invaders, Maryland lawmakers in Annapolis this week signed off ...

The USDA has awarded $2 million to two processors in Maryland and Illinois to expand capacity for processing invasive, ...

The MAWS Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives amid Maryland's effort to reduce the invasive blue catfish population ...

Catfish guide Justin Conner of Milton, West Virgina, was fishing the Kanawha River in Putnam County on May 9 with his fiancé, Tabitha Linville. They had caught their own bait that morning for a client ...

Flatheads and blue catfish hog the spotlight. At least that’s the way I see it. I understand that both of those species grow ...

Cecil County Public Schools began serving blue catfish in mid-February. It has been a hit among students.

A few years ago, when I made regular trips to the Baltimore waterfront to fish for rockfish, several people stopped to ask the same question: Are they safe to eat? My answer: “I don’t know. I’m not a ...

Blue catfish may be the new specialty seafood item on menus across Maryland. The species is highly invasive in the state’s ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to oysters ...

The catfish family includes a dozen species in Ohio waters, and some of them are among our best-known fishes. Their ranks include blue, channel and flathead catfish, and three species of bullhead.

Pennsylvania is considering new fishing regulations for blue and flathead catfish in the Ohio River Basin, starting in 2027.