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Last Updated October 09, 2006
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Catfish
These are
flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris, from the family
Ictaluridae. My brother-in-law caught these by hand in a reservoir
that was being drained. He caught these by hand using a technique that I
would call hogging, except that this was not really so much of a
sporting situation since their habitat was compromised. The sport of
catching large catfish by hand is also called
noodling, grabbling, graveling, hogging, tickling, dogging and stumping.
The entry in Wikipedia states that this method is only legal in
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Georgia with a an
experimental open season in Missouri.
Arkansas has an open season for legally hogging catfish as well. The
largest of the above pictured fish was 38 pounds. I did not get to eat
any of his catch, but he said they were great.
To get a better idea of what this sport is all about, check out this
promotional video for
Girls Gone Grabbling (available at
CatfishGrabblers.com)
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