james river

Hey, I am new to the RVA area and was going to try for some catfish but I am not sure where to launch. I fish from a kayak and would ideally like to paddle no more than 3-4 miles in one direction, so I might not be able to get to all the "best" spots. I looked at some depth charts and my...

I'm new to the forum, and I wish I had known it about before my second annual trip to virginia to go catfishing for really anything but had little results I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong. I was using a 8/0 circle hook with cut shad on a Carolina rig with a 3oz sinker and was dropping anchor...

Ever since I was a little kid, I have loved fishing for catfish. Maybe it's because it was the first type of fish that I caught with my Dad from the pay pond around the corner from my neighborhood. Maybe it's just the simplicity in fishing for them. Put a gob of bait on a hook under a bobber (or...