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Defund Noodling is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of catfish and their natural reproductive process. We seek to end state and federal funding allocations that promote hand-fishing and “noodling” as acceptable forms of recreational fishing. Noodling is known to cause severe ecological and environmental damage to lakes, rivers, tributaries, and spawning catfish.



Noodling is still legal in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.