TPW TV -- CATFISH: If you want to catch a cat -- throw out a 
jug ... [Cat cry] ... not that kind of cat ... we'll explain on 
Passport to Texas.

Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Catfish have a face only a mother and angler could love. 
Texas Parks and Wildlife television series producer Alan 
Fisher hooked up with fishermen who were catching cats. 

In the story we visit Lake Buchanan in Central Texas, and then 
Lake Conroe in Southeast Texas. I went out with two folks who 
target big catfish. And, the folks on Lake Conroe actually landed 
a thirty-five pounder that night. And, thirty five pounds is a lot 
of fish when you try and lift it into a boat. [Groaning and fish 
flopping] He's not very happy about all this. :26

Alan says something called jug fishing is a popular 
among cat anglers. 

[Chuckles] Well, the jug fishing is something I've always known 
about. People take an old milk jug and tie a string around it, 
and [put a] hook on it, and throw it out in the water. [With a] 
jug, you're increasing your odds a whole lot, because you can 
put up to five hooks on a jug. It's a blast. [laughs] I love it. 
Catfish are kind of a fun fish. Some people like to see them at 
the end of a rod, some people like to see them on the dinner 
plate. But they're a fun fish any way you choose to enjoy them. 
. :26

Thanks, Alan. Go to passporttotexas.org for a listing of 
PBS stations that air the series.

That's our show ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm 
Cecilia Nasti.











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