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Watch For North Texas Catfish Guide Service on TV! We have done a number of TV Shows throughout the years including:

The Divas In The Outdoors

Over the years North Texas Catfish Guide Service has filmed several episodes with the Divas in the Outdoors TV Show and our good friend Judy Rhoades.

The Lady On The Lake

Over the years North Texas Catfish Guide Service has filmed several episodes with the Lady On The Lake Outdoors TV Show and our good friend Bonita Staples.

The Toyota Trucks Outdoors Report on Fox Sports Southwest with Barry Stokes
Fox Sports Southwest Fishing Show

Over the years North Texas Catfish Guide Service has filmed several episodes with the Toyota Trucks Southwest Outdoors Report TV Show and our good friend Barry Stokes.

Typical results from a spring guided catfish fishing trip with North Texas Catfish Guide Service. Limits of Texas blue catfish are easily attainable in short timeframes fishing in shallow water in late March, April and early May. This is the most fun you will ever have fishing if you are after numbers of blue catfish.

Winter is the time for catching big Texas trophy blue catfish, fish to 50 lbs are very common and multiple big fish in one trip are common results. North Texas Catfish Guide Service has a provem track record of catching big Texas trophy blue catfish.

Another big Texas winter blue catfish caught with Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service on a guided catfish fishing trip. Catching a big Texas blue catfish like this on rod and reel will change the way that you look at catching catfish in Texas! These clients from West Texas had a blast fishing with North Texas Catfish Guide Service. We have clients drive in from Abilene, Midland, Odessa, Lubbock and all over West Texas all the time because they know how good the fishing is when fishing with Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service!

Flathead catfish are occassionally caught on Winter trophy catfish fishing trips but the best time for catching Texas flathead catfish (often called yellow catfish) is in the late Spring and Summer at night. North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers flathead catfish fishing trips if that is what you are after!

Some long time clients of mine with this MONSTER blue catfish they caught on a guided fishing trip with me for TROPHY catfish! We caught some amazing fish this day.

Here are the guys again with a big monster Texas flathead catfish caught a few minutes after the big Texas blue catfish pictured above. Big Texas catfish like this will really get you warmed up on a cold and rainy winter day of fishing in North Texas

Another long time client fighting a big trophy blue catfish on a guided fishing trip with Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

These clients drove in from East Texas for a fabulous day of fishing with North Texas Catfish Guide service during a cool fall day. Limits of blue catfish and channel catfish are common many times of the year on our guided fishing trips.

Our Xpress HD22CC Center Console boat used on our guided catfish trips on Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Lewisville, Lake Worth and the Brazos River. This big 22 foot center console bay fishing boat offers plenty of room to fish comfortably and a dry and safe ride on the water. It is outfitted with all of the best catfish fishing gear and equipment so we have a great day catching fish.

Chad Ferguson's North Texas Catfish Guide Service has been featured on/in:

Fox Sports Southwest Toyota Trucks Outdoors Report TV -- Diva's In The Outdoors TV on The Men's Channel
Lady On The Lake Fishing TV on Comcast -- Field and Stream Magazine -- Texas Fish and Game Magazine
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine -- In Fisherman Magazine -- In-Fisherman Catfish Insider Magazine
The Dallas Morning News -- The Fort Worth Star Telegram -- Lone Star Outdoor News

and MORE!

WEBSITE ALSO LOCATED AT WWW.TXCATFISHGUIDE.COM

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For Free Catfishing Tips, Tricks and Information Go To Our Other Catfishing Website

You have found us! North Texas Catfish Guide Service - The premier destination for fishing for blue catfish, trophy blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish in North Texas. We even run some white bass, hybrid striper and gar fishing trips in North Texas also!

If you have fished before with North Texas Catfish Guide Service then welcome back! If you have not fished with us before, then welcome aboard, take a look around our website and check us out for your next fishing adventure. Also feel free to take a look around at our old North Texas Catfish Guide Service Website www.txcatfishguide.com or at www.lewisvillefishingguide.com as these are also our websites. Just make sure to BOOKMARK THIS PAGE for the most current and most accurate information available on catfiishing in North Texas. Also make sure to visit my blog where you can find some random fishing reports, catfish fishing tips and tricks, catfishing articles, equipment reviews, and a lot of other general information that surrounds my crazy day to day life and all of my interests.

Why do we have this website and the old websites you ask? Well it is simple. I designed all of the old websites (and this new website) myself and it was a learning process for me, and quickly became overwhelming trying to add photos, content and information and keep everything working, and it got so bad I all but gave up trying to keep up with it. Since there is so much information on our old websites, I decided the best plan of action was to add a new webpage and just start over and leave the old websites in tact so all the old information would still be available.

Chad Ferguson North Texas Trophy Catfish

Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service with a big Texas trophy blue catfish!

About Chad Ferguson - North Texas Catfish Guide Service

A little brief history about me first. I am a native Texan born and raised in the Fort Worth Texas area and have been fishing as long as I can remember. I grew up fishing from a very young age for anything that would take a hook, you name it I would fish for it. I spent the bast majority of my fishing time in the early years as kid fishing with my father, grandfather and cousins on Possum Kingdom Lake, and then on Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth. I spent a good bit of time chasing catfish and learning through trial and error but still pretty much fished for anything that would take a hook.

I had a brief period where I chased those green lipped trash fish (also known as Bass) but it didn't last long. While I was a good Bass fisherman I realized that the chunking and winding was way too much work and I quit fishing for anything but catfish and engrossed myself in learning how to catch catfish.

I think it was 2001 or 2002 after a 10 year run as a Paramedic and Operations Manager in the Emergency Medical Services field with no time for fishing, I started guiding for catfish on Eagle Mountain Lake and a few other lakes around North Texas and the rest is pretty much history. It was also during that time that I founded the Texas Catfishing Resource, Redneck's Catfish Bait Soap, and Redneck's Juglines.

I have had the honor of fishing with some of the best clients, and some of the best fisherman in the United States and have learned a lot along the way from them all. Every single one of my clients that fished with me the first two years I was guiding are still clients today that fish with me several times a year, and most of my business comes from repeat and referral business I have a few clients that have fished with me throughout the years that have even gone on to become guides themselves.

http://www.abugarcia.com/I am married to a wonderful woman and am fortunate that she is willing to put up with all of my nonsense, and have two great kids who both love to fish as well. I live in Saginaw Texas (North of Fort Worth) and have for the last 13 years.

If you want more details and information go to the About Catfish Guide Page and read on to get the full story about me and my history with Texas Catfishing and also make sure to check out my blog and it will tell you more about my crazy life and all my misadventures!

What we fish for and a BRIEF overview of fishing prime times!

I get a ton of phone calls about this so I wanted to put a brief overview on the front page here and will include some more detail on the Catfish Guide Frequently Asked Questions Page.

Let's start with the most common questions about Texas catfish and the other fish species.

Let me preface what I am about to say with this. If you are thinking about fishing and have a certain time in mind when you want to go and don't know what to expect, just give me a call or shoot me an email and ask me. I will give you a candid an honest answer on what the fish are doing at the current time and what I expect them to be doing at the time that you are interested in fishing. This will give you a good basis to work off of on what you want to accomplish or what will happen on your fishing trip with North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Trophy Blue Catfish

This is one of the top two phone calls that I get. It usally starts with "Hey, I want to catch a big catfish". Now let me start by saying that we catch big catfish all year long, so any month of the year when you are fishing with us you have a chance of catching a big catfish, but what most of our clients are looking for is the trophy blue catfish guided fishing trips where we specifically target big fish only. You do have a chance of catching a big Texas blue catfish any time of the year on any given day but it is not near as likely during the warmer months, and they are very inconsistent.

The absolute best time for catching TROPHY blue catfish is during the late Fall and Winter months. The big fish usually start being boated on a semi frequent basis in mid October depending on the weather and really start to peak around Thanksgiving. The big fish bite will generally be best from late November through the middle or end of February or possibly into mid March just depending on the weather and how quickly it warms. The absolute best bet for trophy blue catfish is November, December, January and February which are generally the coldest months in Texas, but that being said it is Texas and the weather changes fast around here. It is during this time that we catch the biggest fish with the most consistancy and have the absolute best results.

On trophy blue catfish fishing trips we specifically target these big fish, and do so with great success. We use techniques to pattern and target these bigger fish that greatly increase the chances of catching a Texas trophy blue catfish. Fish up to 50 lbs are very common and fish in the OVER 50 lb range are caught frequently as well. We generally don't catch a lot of small "box" fish on these trips, as they are typically solely focused on trophy catfish. All fish over 10 lbs are released after photos, no exceptions.

For more information on fishing for trophy blue catfish with North Texas Catfish Guide Service visit our trophy blue catfish page.

TROPHY BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lake Lewisville, Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth

BEST MONTHS FOR TROPHY BLUE CATFISH: November, December, January, February

Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service with a big Texas Trophy Blue Catfish caught on Lake Lewisville

Numbers of Catfish - Blue Catfish or Channel Catfish

This is also one of the top two phones calls I get about guided catfish fishing trips. and usually starts with "Hey, I want to catch a whole bunch of catfish". Now let me preface this by saying that we fish for two different types of catfish when fishing for numbers of catfish, blue catfish and channel catfish. Different people have different preferences on which one they would like to catch on occassion but for most folks that just want to catch a bunch of fish they really don't care. There are very different methods and techniques for catching blue catfish and channel catfish in Texas but you do on occassion catch a good mix of both. For the most part you can catch good numbers of fish during most of the year but there are definately certain times that are just unbeleivable fishing for blue catfish and channel catfish. These are the times of the year when it is like the old saying of "shooting fish in a barrel". For more information other than what is listed here go to our blue catfish page and our channel catfish page.

CHANNEL CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lake Lewisville, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth and The Brazos River

BEST MONTHS FOR NUMBERS OF CHANNEL CATFISH - The channel catfish bite for numbers of fish is generally good all year long. With the absolute peaks occuring in the Summer and Fall.

BLUE CATFISH FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lake Lewisville, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth

BEST MONTHS FOR NUMBERS OF BLUE CATFISH - The blue catfish bite for numbers of fish is generally good all year long but the absolute best months generally occur during April and early May. This is some of the most fun you will ever have fishing for numbers of fish and we usually catch some bigger catfish to boot.

Dr Bob and Friends with a limit of Blue Catfish, what an amazing morning of fishing we had on Lake Lewisville!

Cormorant Catfishing

This usually starts with "Hey, I heard about catching catfish under those cormorant turkey bird roosts". Fishing under the water turkeys (texan for cormorant) is something we do. This is a very unique style and method of catching catfish and is good for catching blue catfish and for catching channel catfish. It does require some very specific weather conditions to be a true success but this is amazing technique for catching Texas catfish that most people don't believe when I try to explain it to them.

CORMORANT CATFISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lake Lewisville and Lake Worth Only

BEST MONTHS FOR CORMORANT CATFISHING - October through March, the water turkeys in North Texas usually leave after this so there is rarely opportunity after mid March.

Blue Catfish and Channel Catfish caught Cormorant Catfishing in a couple of hours on Lake Lewisville!

White Bass (Sandbass, Sandies)

Sandbass fishing is a lot of fun, especially if you want to take kid's fishing. It is an easy way to put some huge numbers of fish in the boat in a very short amount of time without a lot of work or downtime. It is often possible to catch hundred of sandbass (white bass, sandies) in a few hours during peak months.

SANDBASS FISHING TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lewisville, Eagle Mountain, Brazos River

BEST MONTHS FOR SAND BASS FISHING: Late February through July/August with my favorite time being June and July when the fish are schooling and feeding on top waters.

Hybrid Striped Bass (Hybrids)

Hybrid fishing is amazing and typically is best when the sandbass fishing is best. Often times we can catch hybrids at the same time as the white bass, as they typically feed below the white bass. Fishing with slabs or sassy shad below the schooling white bass is extremely productive as is drifting. Hybrid striped bass fishing trips are only available on Lake Lewisville as there are no Hybrids in Eagle Mountain or Lake Worth.

HYBRID STRIPED BASS TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lake Lewisville Only

BEST MONTH FOR HYBRID STRIPED BASS FISHING: Late February through mid August.

Gar Fishing

Gar, considered by many to be a "trash fish" are an amazing fish to catch on rod and reel in the Summer. These prehistoric fish put up an amazing fight and when caught in shallow water will flip and roll and put on aerial shows similar to a tarpon, that's why I call them "Texas Tarpon". These trips are catch and release only and are available in the Summer only (Mid June through August). Gar trips are subject to limited availability, check with me in advance on scheduling.

ROD AND REEL GAR TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lewisville and Eagle Mountain

BEST MONTHS FOR GAR FISHING: Mid June through August

Flathead Catfish (Yellow Catfish)

Flathead catfish are true trophies and are catfish that get very little fishing pressure from rod and reel fishermen. Fishing for flathead catfish in Texas can produce some true trophy class fish and these fish put up an amazing fight. The down side is they are very ellusive fish and require a significant time committment to produce good numbers and good size fished. Fishing for flathead catfish can be very slow fishing with very little action but when you do get a run from a big flathead catfish it is often a fish that you will remember for a lifetime. These trips are bust done at night but there is a very brief period of time in the Summer that usually lasts about two weeks that I have had tremendous success producing big trophjy Texas flathead catfish during the daytime.

FLATHEAD CATFISH TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON: Lewisville, Eagle Mountain, Lake Worth and the Brazos River

BEST MONTHS FOR FLATHEAD CATFISH: May, June, July, August and September

Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service with a big Texas flathead catfish!

MIXED BAG TRIPS ALMOST ALWAYS AVAILABLE (IF YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON CATCHING MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF FISH) JUST ASK AHEAD OF TIME AND WE CAN DISCUSS. OUR GOAL IS FOR YOU TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR GUIDED FISHING TRIP!

Some of The Other Guided Fishing Trips Offered By North Texas Catfish Guide Service

Night Fishing Trips - Night fishing for channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish and white bass. These trips are seasonal based and traditional occur during the warmer months. Night fishing is a great way to beat the heat during the warmer weather and still get some great fishing in.

Teaching Trips - Trips focusing on educating you on locating and finding fish and the diffferent tips, techniques and methods used for finding and catching fish ar different times of the year in Texas. These trips are primarily educational and focused less on the actual fishing and and putting fish in the boat and more in the education and techniques.

Jug Fishing (Jugline Fishing) Trips - Jug Fishing for catfish with Juglines using our exclusive "Redneck's Juglines". These trips are focusing and catching catfish with Juglines. This is an excellent way to introduce kids to fishing and these trips are fast paced and have a lot of action involved. There is always something to do when your jug fishing for catfish with juglines.

Waterfront Real Estate Tours (Eagle Mountain and Lake Worth Only) - Are you looking at buying property in Eagle Mountain or Lake Worth and want to tour the real estate from the water so you can get a better idea where and what you are buying, but don't have access to a boat? Contact us and we would be more than happy to give you or you and your agent a tour of the properties you are interested from the water and an overview of the lake!

All Guided Fishing Trips With North Texas Catfish Guide Service Include

Texas Licensed and Insured Professional Fishing Guide

Boat , Motor and Fuel

Bait / Tackle / Fishing Rods and Reels

Photographs of you and your catch

Life Jackets

Ice Chest and Ice

Photographs of you and your catch

Your catch filleted, cleaned and bagged at the end of the day

GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE!

LARGE GROUPS OR CORPORATE FUNCTIONS - NO PROBLEM!

CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!