The James River has some monster fish too. Weight: 646 lbs (293 kg) Length: c. 9 ft (2.7 m) Location: Northern Thailand. The new world record blue catfish was caught Saturday night June 18th 2011 at John H. Kerr-Buggs Island Lake near Clarksville Virginia. Sure would be nice if they were recognized as game fish in VA and protected a little better. The catfish weighed in at 736 lbs. Lets take a look at the world record catfish caught in recent years! Well, almost; Alaska doesn't have catfish listed among their state fishing records. All Rights Reserved.

The current Buggs Island 143 pound fish was certified as a record catfish and broke the existing world record by an impressive thirteen pounds and also certifies as the new Virginia state record blue catfish. On May 21st, 2005 Tim Pruitt caught a 124 pound record breaking the previous 121.5 lb record caught in Texas. Our search included records for blue, channel, flathead and white catfish (sorry, no bullheads) — the four most common targeted species in the U.S. Catch-and-release, length and line class records were not considered.
There have been three blue cats caught in lake gaston nc that were over 100, one set a new record for nc. Filed Under: News Tagged With: blue catfish, record catfish, world record catfish, Chad Ferguson is a pro catfish guide with over fifteen years experience fishing professionally for catfish, outdoor writer, photographer and noted authority on catfish fishing. A look at the current and past world record catfish. As of Friday morning, the record still stood at 80 pounds, for a flathead catfish pulled from Loup Power Canal in 1988. The fish was housed in a massive freshwater display at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens Texas until it died and drew in tourists from all over the United States to see the massive cat (and the feeding display).

This fish was not caught in the United States as it’s not a species of catfish that exists in the US. Weight: 143 pound. (Photo courtesy of FWC), Jacob Vosburgh, 20, of Lexington Park, set a Maryland white catfish record in 2017. Catfishing tips, techniques and information from professional catfish guides anglers. “We quickly weighed her at bobcats bait and tackle and released her to fight another day.”. This site needs to be updated Buggs Island as Virginian’s call it or Kerr Lake if in NC now holds the top two all time record blues.

Anderson brought home a massive fish that weighed just under 150 pounds and was barely under five feet long.

The previous world record blue was caught in the Missouri River in July of 2010. About once a week I get this picture by email with some long winded story about this fish and it being a record catfish caught at Lake Texoma in Texas but you can [insert lake name here] because the story changes often. Virginia Catfish Controversies – Invasive Species. There were and are a lot of question marks about how that Elk City Lake flathead was caught. Bowden, City Lake in Rocky Mount, 9/1/1970, Flathead: 78-0, Brian Newberger, Cape Fear River, 9/17/2005, White: 13-0, Jerry Wayne Bentley, Lake James, 5/21/1990, Channel: 42-1, Tina Willis, Moon Lake, 7/25/2009, Blue: 96-0, Chris Rolph, Ohio River, 6/11/2009, Channel: 37.65, Gus Gronowski, LaDue Reservoir, 8/15/1992, Flathead: 76.5, Richard Affolter, Clendening Lake, 7/28/1979, Blue: 98-0, Billy Nabors, Texoma, 11/11/2004, Channel: 35-15, Gary Doak Jr., Taft Lake, 9/11/2005, Flathead: 78-8, Richard Williams, El Reno City Reservoir, 5/11/2010, Channel: 36-8, Boone Haddock, McKay Reservoir, 1980, Flathead: 42-0, Joshua Kralicek, Snake River, 1994, White: 15-0, Wayne Welch, Tualatin River, 1989, Channel: 35-2.5, Austin Roth III, Lehigh Canal, 1991, Flathead: 48-6, James Shabrach, Blue Marsh Spillway, 2006, White: 16-12, L. Angell, Tiogue Lake, 8/1994, *Channel: 58-0, W.H.

Carson Pete's Arizona record channel catfish measured 39 1/2 inches and took about 20 minutes to land. Rick Hastings of Cape Girardeau Missouri landed a monster 115 pound blue.


For more great sports stories ... Weight: 143 pound Length: 57 Inches Girth: 47 Inches. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. My brother-in-law has put a 97 lb. If you didn’t go through the process of making the catch official through the proper channels, it might as well have not happened. *like FTW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodayftw. (Arizona Game & Fish photo), Charles Patchen caught the Florida state record flathead in 2016. Length: 57 Inches. blue in his boat and it’s a safe bet there are many blue a lot bigger in there.

I think it would be nice to have my name in record book but I cant ever see myself risking a single catfish for that. A photograph purportedly showing a 736-pound catch adds to the collection of urban legends about monstrously large catfish. Cody Mullenix of Howe Texas caught the fish on January 16th, 2004 which become known as “Splash” while fishing at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Texoma.

Anderson said that the fish was caught near the Goat Island area near Clarksville Virginia using an Ugly Stik fishing rod, a Shimano fishing reel and 30 lb test fishing line. The answer? The catfish bait the anglers were using was not been disclosed. At least seven catfish records have been set so far this year (Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New York, South Carolina and Wyoming). Here are the 10 most common spinning and baitcaster reel performance problems and how to fix... Now's the time to finalize plans for the perfect deer season opener. The Kevin VanDam LFS Baitcast reel ($139.99) comes in three models (6.2:1, 7.5:1, 8.3:1), with right- and left-hand retrieve, 10-bearing system with Zero Reverse one-way clutch, aluminum frame and spool, carbon fiber drag system, up to 20 pounds drag power. Your reward lies elsewhere. Give a Gift   While channel cats are widespread throughout the South, these three locations get top billing. Our voluminous catfish library of content is one of the biggest, best and most visited on the Internet. Richard Anderson’s world-record blue catfish ©Photo from Dallas Weston The record for the largest blue catfish caught was claimed by a man in Virginia by the name of Richard Anderson.

Whaley, Lake Moultrie, 1964, Flathead: 79-6, Danny Aderhold, Cooper River, 2014, White: 12-2.9, Charles Earp, Lake Murray, 2014, Blue: 99-4, Steve Lemmon, Big Sioux River, 7/21/2012, Channel: 55-0, Roy Groves, James River, 5/18/1949, Flathead: 63-8, David Holland, James River, 6/18/2006, Blue: 112-0, Robert Lewis, Lock C, Cumberland River, 6/7/1998, Channel: 41-0, Clint Walters Jr., Fall Creek Falls Lake, 7/30/1982, Flathead: 85-15, Larry Kaylor, Hiwassee River, 7/25/1993, Blue: 121.50, Cody Mullennix, Texoma, 1/16/2004, Channel: 36.5, Mrs. Joe Cockrell, Pedernales River, 3/7/1965, Flathead: 98.5, James Laster, Palestine, 12/2/1998, Channel: 32-8, LeRoy Mortenson, Utah Lake, 1978, *Blue: 143-0, Nick Anderson, Buggs Island Lake, 6/18/2011, Channel: 32-0, Hugh Wyatt, Lake Chesdin, 4/28/1980, Flathead: 66-4, Mike Willems, Occoquan Reservoir, 5/6/1994, White: 7-6, Thomas Elkins, Western Branch Reservoir 3/24/1992, Blue: 17.75, Rangle Hawthorne, Columbia River, 7/9/1975, Channel: 36.2, Ross Kincaid, I-82 Pond #6, 9/6/1999, Flathead: 22.8, C.L. Nick Anderson, a high school football coach from Greenville North Carolina was on a father and son fishing trip (yes it was Fathers Day weekend) fishing at Buggs Island. Channel: 44-0, Larry Volenec, Wisconsin River, 1962 Flathead: 74-5, Stan Hagensick, Mississippi River, 3/30/2001 Stuck inside? Pruitt claimed to grab the fish by the lower jaw and wrestle it into the boat when it surfaced. It took an estimated forty five minutes for the anglers to wrestle this monster into their pontoon boat. Our fortune continued as we landed an 81lber the next day which was also cpr’d. (Photo courtesy of Maryland DNR), Eric Scordo used a nightcrawler to catch New York's record for channel catfish. I’ve caught a few biggins outta the Washita River in Oklahoma….noodled them actually Cody Hodge. |   Here are some interesting factoids we found: Note: This list was compiled from data currently available.

When the weather turns sultry, these Midwest locales offer prime action for channel catfish. The current Buggs Island 143 pound fish was certified as a record catfish and broke the existing world record by an impressive thirteen pounds and also certifies as the new Virginia state record blue catfish. Summary of recent fish, locations, weight, length and girth. The catfishing world exploded with chatter on June 18, 2011 with talk of a new world record blue catfish, much larger than the previous largest catfish ever caught. This is true… Zack Royce caught our state record back to back days only to be broken a few months later by a young fella.All 3 of these fish are from gaston which is downstream from Buggs island, 143 pounds should be bigger than 60 inches but instead are packed full of mud otherwise should live for hours out of water, Your email address will not be published. The blue catfish caught by Mullenix weighed in at 121.5 Lbs, which was not only a Texas state record but also a world record. NFL fans crushed Adam Gase for his decision to put Sam Darnold back in the game, Patrick Mahomes, NFL fans absolutely loved Sam Darnold's 46-yard TD run, Philip Rivers mic'd up continues to be so good: That 'aggravates the stew outta me! On March 21st 2014 my long time fishing buddy Travis Combs caught a 135lb blue on my boat. We have the world records for all the types fish in fresh water. We fought it for probably a good half hour to an hour and we were actually going down toward Scott City about a mile from where we’re fishing at.” said Hastings. Fishing on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illionois Tim Pruitt landed the massive 124-pound cat after a battle lasting nearly 40 minutes a 58 inch long, 44 inch girth blue surfaced. The 143 pound record unfortunately died, presumably from the stress and handling as a result of the extended period of time it took for the anglers to find a certifed scale large enough to handle the massive cat.