What We
Fish For.

Whether you want a cooler full of keeper catfish or the trophy of a lifetime, we have a trip for you.

With a name like North Texas Catfish Guide Service, catfish come first. We also run seasonal trips for a few other species on lakes around Dallas and Fort Worth. Each species has its own page linked below. See catfishing by season for timing, and the types of catfish in Texas if you're not sure what you hooked.

Blue Catfish – My favorite, and the fish that got me into all this. Blue catfish are feeding machines that hit like a freight train. We fish for them several ways, some of which might surprise you. They're plentiful and great to eat. We can go after keepers from one to ten pounds, trophies, or both.

Trophy Blue Catfish – The biggest freshwater fish in North Texas, and we know big blues. We catch trophies while fishing for eaters, and we also run trips that target only the big ones on rod and reel. Blues from 25 to 50 pounds are common, and fish over 50 pounds get caught regularly in the best months. Every catfish over 5 pounds is released.

Channel Catfish – If you want numbers, fish for channel catfish. We fish prepared punch baits on our Secret Channel Catfish Rig. Most run one to five pounds, with the occasional five-to-eight-pounder.

Flathead Catfish – Flathead trips are about one big fish, not numbers. The ones we catch are line-stretchers. If you want a trophy on rod and reel, it's a good option.

White Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass – Texas has huge numbers of both. They're fun to catch, especially in summer, and they're a great pick for families, corporate groups or anyone who wants a break from catfish.

Longnose Gar and Alligator Gar – A lot of people call gar trash fish. They're not. Gar go back thousands of years and live in only a handful of states, and Texas has the biggest population in the country. Alligator gar fight hard, and I call longnose gar freshwater tarpon. We're not running gar trips right now.