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 bans hand fishing, but aficianados seek to keep wrestling huge catfish. July 29, 2007 — -- In the wild, wild Midwest, people who call themselves "noodlers" are catching massive catfish ...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Here in Texoma, we’re blessed with a myriad of lakes and rivers, and in those bodies of water are a myriad of catfish. In this installment of On the Clock, we traveled to ...

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.

The Capitol’s dome is seen during the first day of the legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Jan. 13. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Just because there’s no equipment involved doesn’t mean you can go noodling for free in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) makes it clear the activity known as ...

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

Experience the thrill of noodling for catfish in the most unexpected place—a pool! Watch as we dive in, use only our hands, and get up close with these incredible fish. Whether you're new to noodling ...