Fishin’ For Answers

An angler’s quiz to test your knowledge of playing the game in freshwater
  • Flathead catsh feed mostly on live bait, but have also been known to eat cut bait and arti- cial lures. Some anglers believe the head of a perch or shad is more likely to fool a tathead than other cut bait. Photo by Matt Williams
    Flathead catsh feed mostly on live bait, but have also been known to eat cut bait and arti- cial lures. Some anglers believe the head of a perch or shad is more likely to fool a tathead than other cut bait. Photo by Matt Williams
  • Forward facing sonar or a good liquid crystal recorder are useful tools for offshore anglers on the hunt roving packs of largemouth bass, white bass, hybrids and stripers. Photo courtesy of Humminbird
    Forward facing sonar or a good liquid crystal recorder are useful tools for offshore anglers on the hunt roving packs of largemouth bass, white bass, hybrids and stripers. Photo courtesy of Humminbird
    Matt Williams Outdoors WriterOf all the fish finning around in Texas waters, none carry the mystique of the lowly catfish.Big, little or medium-sized, whiskered fish hold a sacred spot in the heart of many Texas anglers, too. In fact, catfish rank No. 2 among freshwater sport fish in terms of angling popularity statewide. The only fish with more followers is the largemouth bass....

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