DISTRICT 6
Lake Eufaula is known as a great bass destination, but according to Rob McCarter of the district fisheries office, catfish represent an underused species in the lake. "Everyone knows it for trophy bass," he noted, "but they forget that we have good catfishing, too. It's underfished for catfish by sportfishermen. We know we have good catfish numbers based on our conversations with some commercial fishermen who do quite well on Eufaula."

There are some large fish, but this Chattahoochee River reservoir is better for catfish numbers than for record-size catfish.

SUMMING IT UP
With so many options available, you're bound to have some catfishing success no matter where you go in the Cotton State this summer. May and June are some of the best months of the year for catfishing from one end of the state to the other, whether you're shooting for a fish the size of a small car in the Tennessee River or just trying for some pan-sized fish in the Delta.