noodling

thumb|right|A man with a fish caught by noodling thumb|Map of the US states where noodling is legal in some form thumb|upright| catfish caught by noodling in 2015

Noodling is fishing for catfish using one's bare hands or feet, and is practiced primarily in the southern United States. The noodler places their hand or foot inside a discovered catfish hole in order to catch the fish. Other names for the same activity are used in different regions, primarily in the South and Midwest, and include hogging, dogging, grappling, grabbling, tickling, and catfisting.