BLUE CATFISH CATCH AND COOK (NOODLING) Noodling Noodling Noodling. Boy I love Noodling. Blue catfish are a species you catch in the United States while noodling. Noodling is when you catch a catfish with your bare hands. This little guy didn’t do too much damage to me compared to the Flathead (another species of catfish)I noodled earlier. The main thing to warn about while in these waters is being aware of venomous snakes that inhabit the area. A bite from one of them and it can be lights out fo