Day 18: Noodling for Catfish Now Legal in Texas
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DAY 18 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The sport of catching catfish with bare hands, known as noodling, is now legal in Texas.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife to stock lakes across Texas with catfish
Texas handfishing charters & guide service
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Catfish Bag & Length Limits — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
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State wants to better manage catfish
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Outdoors with Luke: fishing for catfish at Lake Fork
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OUTDOORS: East Texas Fishing Report for July 28, 2016
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Some Noodlers Bending The Rules, Texas All Outdoors
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Georgia Fishing Report: June 10, 2022 – Georgia Wildlife Blog
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Noodling catfish catching on with Texas fishermen
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Day 18: Noodling for Catfish Now Legal in Texas
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Know your noodling laws, Fish Stories
Is there a style of hunting that just involves using your bare
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Noodling catfish catching on with Texas fishermen
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Outdoors with Luke: Catching catfish at Lake Tawakoni
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