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

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 James River delivered in a big way! Hooking into giant blue catfish one after another, I ended up landing my biggest one yet—a new personal best! The fight was brutal, the runs were long, and the ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says George Thompson landed a monster after a 35-minute battle on rod and reel on ...

The fish didn’t seem like anything special, at first, Wade Anderson recalls – not like the battles for which big Red River catfish are known – but that would soon change. A longtime Red River catfish ...

A lot of anglers think so, and recent catches seem to indicate that is the case. Consider that on a July afternoon in 2012, Steven “Cork” Lemmon and his nephew Terry Matheny fishing in a hole on the ...

An Iowa fisherman broke the state record by reeling in a 105-pound blue catfish from the Missouri River, surpassing a 21-year ...

The catfish made a grave miscalculation, Missouri video shows. Screengrabs from video by Missouri Department of Conservation. Wildlife officials hunting for an invasive species were surprised recently ...

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 ...

Flathead catfish have been flourishing in the river since 2002, growing to 30 to 40 pounds ... “They’re also competing for ...

When the tip of my rod starting bouncing I knew I was in for an exciting fishing trip. " Take your time and let the fish run with it," my fishing partner told me. "Wait Éwait", then suddenly something ...