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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
Feb 2014

Texas Catfish Guide February 2014 Fishing Report

It's been a good while since I've posted a fishing report. Things have been so crazy I just keep forgetting but I wanted to provide a quick update of some recent trips and results…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Feb 2014

I’ve Joined The Southwest Outdoors Report As Their Catfish Pro!

I mentioned several months ago I was guest hosting the Southwest Outdoors Report show on Fox Sports. Things have been so busy lately I forgot to follow up here and provide an updat…

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catfish edge trailer
Feb 2014

Catfish Edge Trailer

I started working on a project in 2013 called Catfish Edge and have discussed it with many of my guide clients since then. It's been a long hard road to get to this point but Catfi…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Nov 2013

Chumming For Catfish

We get a lot of questions on our guided catfish fishing trips with North Texas Catfish Guide Service about chumming for catfish or “baiting a catfish hole” as a lot of people like…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Nov 2013

Texas Trophy Blue Catfish (Texas Parks and Wildlife)

Fishing for Texas Trophy Blue Catfish Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine November 2005 Big Blues - Big Blue Catfish A new breed of trophy hunter focuses on the blue catfish favorite…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Nov 2013

Keep An Open Mind In Pursuit Of Big Catfish

Keep an open mind in pursuit of big catfish Winter is whopper time, and there are lots of ways to land them 11:40 PM CST on Saturday, February 19, 2005 By RAY SASSER / The Dallas M…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Oct 2013

More Changes to North Texas Catfish Guide Service

Archive post. Brazos and Red River trips are retired; we fish Eagle Mountain Lake. I'm still working on getting information updated on the site but I wanted to get some information…

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Catfish Edge - The Cutting Edge Of Catfish Fishing
Oct 2013

Catfish Edge – The Cutting Edge Of Catfishing

In 2009 I started the Learn To Catch Catfish website to have a place to share information, techniques and other catfish fishing information with anglers. I started Learn To Catch C…

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North Texas Catfish Guide Service
Oct 2013

Eagle Mountain Lake Fishing October 10, 2013

It's been a long while since I've posted a fishing report. The last few months have been a whirlwind. I had (unexpectedly) had surgery a few weeks ago and was laid up for a few wee…

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eagle mountain lake catfish
Jun 2013

Eagle Mountain Lake Fishing Report June 2, 2013

It's been a good while since I've posted or sent out a fishing report. I planned on posting regular reports in this section but things have been so busy this year that I just haven…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Dec 2012

Fort Worth Fishing Guide Video

This is just a quick action video I put together on one of our recent guided catfishing trips in the Fort Worth area. The lakes we fish are located in the Fort Worth are and are on…

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Catfish caught on a North Texas Catfish Guide Service trip
Nov 2012

Recent Media, Fishing Report and More

. To say things have been hectic around here would be an understatement. Between trying to keep up with Learn To Catch Catfish, fishing, hog hunting and chasing the kids around I d…

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