For the past few months I have been working countless hours on a new ebook for Learn To Catch Catfish on Summer Channel Catfish Techniques.

This book is an in depth step by step guide on exactly how I go about finding and catching channel catfish in the summer months in step by step detail. I truly believe this is the best resource available anywhere for information on locating and catching channel catfish during the summer months.

This book covers all the basics like bait selection, tackle and rigging but the meat of the book is the techniques that are outlined for locating and catching channel catfish.

This walks you through the process in step by step detail on exactly where to fish, exactly what water and weather changes contribute to channel catfish movements and exactly where you will find them during each and every part of the summer.

There is no guesswork and no hidden secrets, it’s all revealed in this book.

For more information go to www.summerchannelcatfish.com

Catfishing Radio will cover tips and tricks on catfishing including everything from finding and locating catfish, to choosing baits and everything in between. In addition to me hosting the episodes of the podcast and talking catfishing I will also be bring guests onto the show. This will be everything from catfish guides to bait and tackle manufacturers and everything in between that would be of interest to catfish anglers all across the United States.

In the first episode of Catfishing Radio I cover my background as a catfish guide, and then answer some of the common questions I get about fishing for catfish.

Some of the topics covered in the first episode include.

• Chumming and baiting a hole for catfish
• Estimating weight of a catfish from length and girth
• Weighing fish and getting scales certified
• How to make catfish chum
• Braided fishing line for catfish
• Effects of Golden Algae on Possum Kingdom Lake
• Mounting rod holders on your boat
• Rod holder configuration for drift fishing
• And more

You can listen to Catfishing Radio through the Learn To Catch Catfish website or Subscribe In iTunes to download Catfishing Radio episodes to your iPod or iPhone.

Make sure you check it out and stay tuned to the Learn To Catch Catfish website for future episodes. Once your finished listening, make sure you stop in and drop us a line or leave us a review on iTunes and let us know what you think!

Lake Fork may be the “Bass Fishing Capital Of The World” but in my book the catfish reign supreme at Lake Fork. It’s a pretty good haul for me to get to Lake Fork from Fort Worth and I would have to pass a lot of really good lakes to get there but for years I would make the trek to East Texas for the Lake Fork catfish. While the bass fisherman were idling out of the marinas in the fifty thousand dollar glittery bass boats prepping forty different colors of spinner baits and crank baits I was idling along in my aluminum boat loading up on the lake for catfish.

Rod and reel fishing, fishing with trotlines and jug fishing was always good to me on this lake, especially for channel catfish.

Lake Fork is loaded with shallow timber and is packed full of channel catfish. It has a blue catfish population but we always stayed so busy catching boat loads of channel catfish that the blue catfish on this body of water always seemed irrelevant.

Catching the channel catfish with rod and reel was always a pretty easy task, almost like shooting fish in a barrel. Pull up in flooded timber in shallow water, grain a few holes with soured wheat or soured milo, and fish with catfish punch bait over and around these baited holes in the flooded timber. In the fall and winter there were always roosting cormorants so we would typically spend our fishing time in the water cormorant catfishing.

Catching the Lake Fork catfish with trotlines and juglines was just as easy also. We would typically set the trotlines or catfish jugs in flooded timber from eight to twelve feet deep and bait them with Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap. Within a few hours we would typically have more than limits of channel catfish and would be releasing catfish after that.

While there is nothing wrong with bass fishing, you won’t ever catch me doing it. Next time you find yourself in East Texas, drop some lines in the water and target some of the Lake Fork Catfish and you might just be surprised at what you end up catching.

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Since introduced there have been tens of thousands of the catfish jug sold online and through stores and they have are even so trusted that several state fish and game agencies have used them for their biologists, like Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

After Chad began manufacturing and selling these Texas catfish juglines he began getting questions by phone and email on a daily basis from other anglers who were trying to learn how to make their own “fishing noodles” and several others have attempted to duplicate the design and performance of his fishing juglines over the years without success.

if you are reading this page, it’s likely that you are looking for information on how to get started with Texas catfish juglines. Sure, there are some “copycat” plans online where others have attempted to duplicate the design and performance of Chad Ferguson’s catfish fishing jugs but they fall short in comparison. Chad spent extensive time researching and developing the design of his products to assure they worked perfectly.

Again, he has sold tens of thousands of these products to anglers all over the United States over the years. Throughout this time, he has never once had a return, nor has he ever had one of his products break. Let’s face it, at the end of the day do you want to follow the plans online from some pimply faced sixteen year old kid, or from the person who has been manufacturing and selling a superior product for years?

Because of the questions Chad has been receiving over the years, he has come to terms with the fact that while there is a huge population of people who want to buy manufactured juglines, there is a large group of people who enjoy making them on their own and want to tinker around with the process of making and building fishing jugs in their free time, when they are not catfishing.

Redneck’s Juglines are still available in stores, so you can call 817-625-0831 if you would like to order them. If your preference it to make your own catfish jug, then you have come to the right place.

Chad has written a book called How To Make The Best Catfish Jug For Jug Fishing. It is a fifty page e-book that walks you step by step through the process of making and building both of his famous jug fishing designs. Here are some highlights of what is covered in the book:

• Materials list and exact information on what materials to use and where to buy them
• The best sources for materials so you can save time and money
• Where to buy white pool noodles, not really white pool noodles but the best white Texas legal foam for making these designs
• Exact instructions on how to build each model
• Step by step information including photos for every step of the process
• Mythbusters to dispel the bad information the “copycats” are giving you
  • Why you shouldn’t be using swimming pool noodles with holes in them
  • Why you shouldn’t be gluing on pvc end caps like the “copycats” tell you
  • Why you shouldn’t be using rebar or threaded rod as a ballast in “flagging juglines” like the “copycats” tell you

These are just some of the highlights.

Chad is so confident in the information provided in this book that he is offering a money back guarantee. Buy the book, make your fishing jugs, and if after thirty days you are not 100% satisfied just contact him and he will refund your money IN FULL, no questions asked. It doesn’t get any better than that.

To Order The Book – Click Here

To View A Video Overview – Click Here

To Listen To Customer Testimonials – Click Here

Here is a short video that walks you through some of the details of the book:

If you found this website through the Fort Worth Star Telegram article and your looking for my catfishing tips, tricks and information pages where I share all of my catfishing techniques and secrets visit the Learn To Catch Catfish website and you will find all of this information, the website address is www.learntocatchcatfish.com This website is where you will find the most up to date information as well as tips and tricks for catching catfish.

The information in the Star Telegram article was correct that we would be adding some additional information to WhiskerKitty.com – The Texas Catfishing Resource but we are just in the beginning stages of making these changes and it will be done over the course of several months.

If you are looking for information on my guided fishing trips for catfish in Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth and Lake Lewisville go to the North Texas Catfish Guide Service website at www.txcatfishguide.com

For information on Redneck’s Catfish Bait Soap the old fashioned lye soap catfish bait for jug fishing and trotlines go to www.catfishbaitsoap.com

I have received several inquiries this morning about my jug fishing for catfish book mentioned in the Star Telegram article and it has not been released yet. Go to the Learn To Catch Catfish website and subscribe to the newsletter and you will be notified when the book is available and will also begin receiving occasional emails with exclusive catfishing tips and tricks.

Next week is catfish week at GoFishn, the social media site for fishing. I will be the guest editor next week on GoFishn in honor of catfish week and will be answering questions about catfishing, submitting some articles and helping with some free prize drawings they will be doing on the website.

Click on the link on the right hand side of the page to go to the GoFishn website and sign up for a free account. Once you have done so make sure to click the “Like” button on my profile so we can stay connected and look for some of the articles and information that will be posted next week for catfish week.

The Texas Catfishing Resource now has a facebook fan page. Be sure to stop in to the Texas Catfishing Resource Facebook page and click the “like” button at the top of the page to show your support for Texas catfishing on Facebook!

I did an impromptu  interview the other day with a podcasting radio show based down in South Texas called Just Go Fishin about my guide service North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

I didn’t get to listen to the whole thing but skipped through bits and pieces of it and was impressed with the portions that I did hear (besides the fact that I said uhhhh… about thirty times in a few minutes).

He also has an interview with a couple of other guys as well. Stop by his website and check out the Giant Catfish show.  It offers some good insight into my passion for catfishing.

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Eagle Mountain Lake is located northwest of Fort Worth Texas (north of Lake Worth) in Tarrant County. While not known as one of the Texas hot spots like Lake Fork or some others, local Fort Worth anglers generally carry a pretty high opinion of Eagle Mountain Lake.

Lake Worth is a small 3,489 acre lake located within the city limits of Fort Worth. Lake Worth has a maximum depth of 22 feet. The lake was impounded in 1914. Much of the water is bordered on the East side by Jacksboro Highway and Loop 820 crosses the lake as well.

Consumption Advisory in effect

The conservation pool is 594 feet and has moderate fluctuations in water levels. The lake is generally light to moderately stained throughout the lake year round.  The lake is controlled by the city of Fort Worth and a permit is required for operating a boat on the lake. These permits can be obtained through the management office at 7601 Cahoba Trail, Fort Worth Texas, 76135.

Current Lake Level

The lake has very little submerged vegetation. Large reed beds exist along shorelines in many areas of the lake and there are also rocky banks and points throughout some areas of the lake. Boat docks and standing timber are present in many parts of the lake.

Overall the water gets more shallow the further North you travel on the lake. Anglers fishing by boat should exercise caution especially when traveling North of the 199 Bridge as the water is generally shallow and is heavily timbered often at or below the water line.

Lake Worth Catshing

Lake Worth catfishing was very well known for many years to be an excellent, but in recent years has received little to no angling pressure. Many years ago a consumption ban was placed on the fish due to high levels of PCB’s and anglers are prohibited from keeping or eating fish from these waters.

The bad news is if you want to go fishing to keep catfish then this is not a good lake to choose for your fishing trip but if you are only after the thrill of the catch then fishing here is a great choice for you. The combination of it having good populations of fish in the past along with receiving very little fishing pressure due to the consumption ban makes it an excellent destination for fishing for many species of fish, especially catfish.

This area was known for years to be one of the top channel catfish destinations in North Texas, but it’s fame faded away with the implementation of the consumption ban.

Catfishing Opportunities

Catfishing is excellent for all species of catfish.

Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish and Flathead Catfish can be caught throughout using many common catfishing techniques. Fishing with prepared catfish baits in areas chummed with soured grain is a popular technique for channel catfish. Jug fishing and fishing with trotlines is a popular technique for fishing for flathead catfish, especially in the upper end of the lake. Blue catfish are commonly caught anchored in structure using fresh shad or cut bait.

Lake Worth Fishing Guides

North Texas Catfish Guide Service 817-522-3804

Bank/Shore Fishing Opportunities

Much of the shorelines are accessible for bank fishing or shore fishing. Some of the more popular fishing areas are the areas around the Loop 820 bridge as much of this area is accessible by foot or even by car. The area surrounding Casino Beach park is also a very popular fishing location at certain times of the year. Anglers are restricted from fishing from land in the area managed by the Fort Worth Nature Center and fishing from this area is illegal. Anglers bank fishing in the upper end of the lake should exercise caution as this area is known to be occupied by alligators.

If you have questions about catfishing at this location please comment below or feel free to contact us through our ask a question page.

Make sure you visit the Texas Catfishing Resource on Facebook also.

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