Learn New Tricks for Catching Catfish May 26, 2009

Whether you are after trophy cats or fiddlers, Keith Sutton can give you tips on ways to improve your catch. He will talk about homemade catfish baits, creative ways to chum catfish, tactics to catch catfish species throughout the year, good places to fish, and more. Don’t miss it! A noted author of several fishing books and articles, Sutton has pursued catfish for almost 40 years. His expertise is illustrated in three books: Fishing for Catfish, Catfishing: Beyond the Basics, and Pro Tactics: Catfish. These and other titles will be available for purchase at the seminar. Sutton was editor of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission magazine, Arkansas Wildlife, for several years before retiring to become a full-time outdoor writer. Sutton’s articles frequently appear in major hunting and fishing magazines and he continues to author books on hunting and fishing subjects.

Seating is limited, so call the nature center office at 501-907-0636 weekdays between 8:00-4:30 to register. The Central Arkansas Nature Center is in Riverfront Park in downtown Little Rock between the Riverfront Amphitheater and I-30. Free parking is available in the River Market District along Clinton Avenue and beneath I-30. A walkway to the nature center runs from Clinton Avenue beside the Museum of Discover play area.

All Game and Fish Commission nature center programs are presented free of charge thanks to funding from Amendment 75 of 1996.