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Straight from the boat. Fresh fishing reports, what's biting right now, open dates, trophy catches and the tips Chad has learned in 29+ years of full-time guiding on North Texas waters. Check back often. New updates are posted every month, and the best openings go to the people who see them first.

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Apr 2022

March 2022 Fishing Report

It's that time of year. The blue catfish are on fire and they will only continue to improve over the next week or two. If you're looking for fast action and lots of numbers of blue…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Feb 2022

February 2022 Fishing Report

It's been a strange winter even by Texas standards. We get a few days of cold weather and then it warms up and we have a long run of afternoons with the weather in the '60s and '70…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Dec 2021

December 2021 Fort Worth Fishing Guide Report

What is it they say about Texas weather? If you don't like it wait 15 minutes because it will change again! I thought fall was here but it lasted a week. I've been fishing in short…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Oct 2021

October 2021 Fishing Guide Report

It seems like Fall is finally here and the Texas heat has broken for the summer. Texas fishing guides always welcome the break in the heat this time of year. After a long hot summe…

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January 2021 Fishing Guide Report
Jan 2021

January 2021 Fishing Guide Report

It's been a strange winter thus far, it's been unseasonably warm which has meant unseasonably warm water temperatures. It's taken time for the fish to start moving into their winte…

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Fort Worth Fishing Guide
Dec 2019

January 2020 Fishing Guide Update

I just wanted to post a few updates since it's been a while since I have uploaded anything here on the website. Yes, we're still fishing (like always) and still providing guided ca…

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March 2019 Catfish Guide Update
Mar 2019

March 2019 Catfish Guide Update

The spring bite has really picked up and will only get better from here. We're catching good numbers of blue catfish and still catching some big fish as well. The schedule is reall…

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2019 SeaArk ProCat 240 Catfish Boat
Sep 2018

Fall and Winter 2018 Catfishing

Water temperatures are cooling and there’s more cold weather on the way this week which will continue to drop water temps and the fishing for blue catfish will continue to improve.…

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2016 SeaArk ProCat 240
Nov 2015

November 2015 Winter Catfish North Texas

Water temperatures are cooling and there's more cold weather on the way this week which will continue to drop water temps and the fishing will continue to improve. Our brand spanki…

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Texas Trophy Blue Catfish
Dec 2014

Texas Catfish Guide November 2014 Fishing Report

We had a big front the week before Thanksgiving that dropped the water temperatures quickly and water temps were unseasonably cool for late November and the big fish bite really fi…

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SeaArk ProCat 240 Catfish Boat
Dec 2014

SeaArk ProCat 240 Catfish Boat

I’m fishing from a new boat, a 2015 SeaArk ProCat 240 powered by a Suzuki 225 four stroke outboard. I just picked the new boat up a month or so ago and finally have it rigged and u…

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Chad Ferguson Catfish Rod
Dec 2014

Chad Ferguson Signature Series Catfish Rods

Many of you used my “prototype” fishing rods over the past year as I was testing and designing my own fishing rod. . I released the first model in July with Whisker Seeker Tackle a…

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