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.

Dr. Nick Anderson, a pediatrician who lives in Neenah, is an avid catfish noodler. He learned noodling, or catching fish by ...

When Vince Wozniak went noodling for the first time, the rush of adrenaline had him hooked. “It’s the most primal fishing you can possibly do,” Wozniak, of Shreveport said. “You’re not using a pole or ...

Noodling, or fishing by hand, has been legal for catfish and bullheads in Wisconsin since 2020. Dr. Nick Anderson of Neenah is a passionate noodler and set the Wisconsin record with a 54.85-pound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Will Brantley, a longtime noodler from Kentucky, with a big flathead. When a big flathead catfish bites your hand, your buddies ...

In Louisiana, some people like to fish by sticking their arm into murky water, feeling around for a catfish, and grabbing them by the mouth. A new law legalizing it goes into effect Aug. 1. And now to ...

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 ...