Drop a fishing line in Texas and chances are you'll come up with a catfish on your hook at some point.
Freshwater catfish are second only to bass in popularity among anglers. They are also quite popular on the dinner table.
As the popularity of catfish increases and the hunt for trophy cats heats up, biologists are working to ensure the catfish population in Texas stays healthy.
"Whether you want to take some fish home to eat or whether you want to try and catch a trophy, that's kind of the goal in all of it is to make sure these opportunities are there for everyone across the state," Dave Buckmeier with Texas Parks and Wildlife said.
While some folks enjoy catching catfish, others line up just to eat them.
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Catfish
News 8's Paul Brown shares a story about some Texas-sized catfish, and some catfish-crazed Texans.
 
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Ground zero for all things catfish is the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival in October. Just ask Keith Miller, president of the Friends of Conroe, Inc.
"It's just about everybody coming downtown and enjoying the catfish and all the food vendors and all the great Cajun music and everybody having a good time," Miller said.
The 20th annual Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival takes place October 9 -11. For information about tickets and festival events, visit their website.
