The world of hand fishermen, best known as noodling, will take center stage with the return of the 25th annual Okie Noodling Tournament this weekend in Pauls Valley. Heavy rainfall and severe storms ...

Plans for this year’s 25th Okie Noodling Tournament appear focused on salutes to the noodlers and the history of Pauls Valley’s big summer festival. With the traditions of the event in mind, Pauls ...

A huge congratulations to Phierce Williams for being the 2025 Okie Noodling champion! Phierce won in both the adult and kids divisions of the Okie Noodling Tournament in Pauls Valley with his 53 and a ...

Blue-green algae blooms to the east, dried-up creeks and rivers to the west and 100-degree heat all over the place, noodlers faced their share of challenges in the 12th annual Okie Noodling Tournament ...

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.

Early summer in Oklahoma is for the strangest, toughest type of fishing available in this water-rich state. It's noodling time for giant flathead catfish, an event so popular there are even noodling ...

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 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Some women skydive, some rock climb. Then there are the 14 women who meet up every so often in North Texas to compare skills at overpowering brutishly ugly, 60-pound catfish ...

Along with fly, ice and sport fishing, Iowans would be able to legally catch catfish with their bare hands under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Noodling — a method of fishing where ...