Great day on the water catching 8 blue catfish! After starting with 3-5 lb fish in the channel, we deployed planer boards in the backwaters and landed a 28 lb trophy blue catfish alongside a 15 lb cat.

Courtnei surprised Kevin for his birthday with a morning catfish trip alongside her son Kaiden. The river delivered a 40-inch, 30 lb trophy blue catfish plus 6 eater-size catfish for 7 total fish!

Celebrating Theo's 10th birthday, we braved Nor'Easter wind gusts to land 9 blue catfish, including a 30 lb, 38.25-inch trophy monster! Read our full trip report for tactics and gear setups.

Celebrating Carrington’s 7th birthday on the James River near Richmond, VA brought non-stop catfishing action! From netting fresh gizzard shad early in the morning to landing 12 blue catfish—including Carrington's 23 lb catfish and Brit's 34.1 lb trophy blue—read our full trip report and gear breakdown.

High summer water temps and shifting tides couldn't stop the action on the James River! Read how guest anglers Gerald & G boated a 30 lb trophy blue catfish, filled the cooler with eater-sized blues, and landed ~100 striped bass during an action-packed morning guided trip.

What better way to celebrate a 14th birthday than catching 101 pounds of blue catfish? Join Goober Time Guide Service on an action-packed 6-hour summer charter featuring 101-lb total catches, two 20 lb trophy blues, and a lesson in pulling heavy catfish out of river structure. Read the full trip breakdown, gear specs, and catch chronology inside!