Maryland reported harvesting more than 2,000 of the species at the Conowingo Dam, a record. Anglers are advised to kill the fish. They're good eating.

The state record flathead was caught on May 14, 2023, in the river. Mike Wherley, of Fayetteville, reeled in a 66-pound, 6-ounce flathead while fishing in Lancaster County.

Flathead catfish—native to the Mississippi River basin—were first detected in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 2002, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In the two decades since ...

The Susquehanna River in southeastern Pennsylvania has massive fish and other large objects. Here's what people have found. Historic Susquehanna River home to variety of large fish, birds, and ...