Today the topic is catfish, how to catch them and how to cook them! Luke fished with Tawakoni guide Tony Pennebaker (903-474-3078) a couple days ago and the blue catfish bite was strong. Click to listen, you will learn some summer catfish catching tips and a tasty way to put those snow white fillets to good use. Listen to Luke's weekly podcast "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends" just about everywhere podcast are hosted.

Luke visits this week with his friend Samuel Old from Virginia. These two old friends discuss the differences between hunting in Virginia and Texas. Samuel has lived on the same piece of intensely managed property his grandfather raised his family on. The old farmhouse has been remodeled into a modern getaway, situated right on the banks of Craig Creek.

Luke visits with his long time friend Larry Weishuhn this week. Luke and Larry are about to head out to Nacogdoches to attend the East Texas chapter event of the Dallas Safari Club at the County Expo Center. The two old friends talk a bit about upcoming Crossbow Hunts this fall. Both are shooting new Ten Point crossbows which are light years advanced from those of a decade or so ago. Listen to Luke's weekly podcast "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends" just about everywhere podcasts are found.

Luke visits with Bill Carey, Striper Express www.striperexpress.com. Striper fishing is great at Texoma right now and Bill tells us how to catch 'em.

Luke visits this week with his longtime friend J.C. McCollough. J.C. has fished the Red River below Lake Texoma his entire life and knows the waters well. He guided Luke and Jeff Rice on a river catfish trap earlier this week that Luke describes as good as it gets. Lots of catfish were landed including one 40-pounder. J.C. also offers some awesome whitetail deer hunts along the Red and Washita Rivers above Texoma. Contact J.C. at 580-372-0320

Luke and his good friend Jeff Rice spent a couple days hunting wild hogs and fishing a creek on the upper end of Lake Fork for catfish earlier this week. Click and learn how the adventure unfolded. The event was filmed and you can watch the fun on A SPORTSMANS LIFE on YouTube on www.carbontv.com .

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Luke's long time friend guide J.C. McCollough is with Luke on the show today. Luke and J.C. first fished and hunted together well over three decades ago and have enjoyed many outdoor adventures together. Fishing has been great in the Red River below the Texoma dam with lots of blue catfish landed. J.C. runs an airboat to negotiate the shallow stretches of river and fishes the deeper holes where the fish congregate in large numbers. J.C. can be reached by calling 580-372-0320.

Luke`s guest this week is veteran guide Tony Parker (903-348-1619). Tony was the first guide to tap into Lake Cooper's awesome white bass and hybrid striper fishing years ago. After a few years off the water, TONY IS BACK. Tune in this week and get a very current on the great fishing underway at Lake Cooper.