Nebraska native George Thompson reeled in a record blue catfish on Oct. 12, breaking the record for the largest caught in ...

Bodie Colwell, John Bentley, Daniel Bentley and Henry Sargeant teamed up to the take the top spot in the fifth annual Op Masters catfish tournament held May 23 to 26 out of Jackson Hill Marina on Sam ...

Blue — 96 pounds. 54 1/2 inches. Ohio River. Chris Rolph, Williamsburg, on June 11, 2009. Flathead — 76.5 pounds. 58 5/8 inches. Clendening Lake. Richard Affolter, New Philadelphia, July 28, 1979.

The Wels catfish is among the largest freshwater fish species on earth. Currently, the IGFA fishing world record for Wels catfish sits at 297 pounds and 9 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – What’s the biggest fish ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Generally guys who pursue big catfish on the Ohio River are geared up with some beefy tackle and heavy duty equipment. They’re also generally rolling a massive boat rigged for ...

BIG FISH FIGHT INCOMING. Today we're looking for that fantastic channel catfish bite, and do we ever find it! I'm using the ...

An angler in Missouri caught what would have been a state record blue catfish had he not released it. But the massive blue catfish didn't go back into the ...

The fifth annual Wayne County Catfish Tournament this weekend promises to lure a load of boats to Jaycee Landing on the Altamaha River. A $300,000 prize can have that effect. To pocket the $300,000 ...

Not many Texas catfish junkies can say they have reeled in five catfish in a single day that together weighed more than 160 pounds. Larry Spillers of Ennis and Larry Muse of Korinth, Miss., did it in ...

When you talk about big catfish, the Mississippi River comes to mind for many. The giant river has given up some giant catfish including two state record blue catfish weighing more than 100 pounds ...

On March 4, Lake Tawakoni fishing guide Noel Ibarra was drifting a piece of cut shad on a main lake point when he hooked and landed a 26-pound blue catfish with a rare piebald skin condition.