Biggest Catfish Caught In Iowa

Apr 10 2017 We caught some over 30 inches and the biggest one this spring was over 13 pounds.

Biggest catfish caught in iowa. Jan 14 2013 Iowa Monster Flathead Catfish on Mississippi River caught on Rod and Reel 68lbs and 51 inches long. There is no doubt there are 60- 70- and 80-plus pound flatheads in Iowas lakes and rivers. The Mississippi River is home to one of the largest species of freshwater fish in the state blue catfish.

He used a nightcrawler to catch the big cat his biggest yet. June 21 2005 DES MOINES IOWA - A Bellevue Neb man is the new record holder for the largest channel catfish ever caught in Iowa. 38 lbs 2 oz.

Dustin Curtis 38 pound 2 ounce catfish bested the old record by 1 pound 10 ounces held by Ron Goodwin of Earlham. Larscheid said which is on the upper end of Iowas fish sizes. The current state record is 36 lbs 8 oz caught in August of 1993 from the Middle Raccoon River by Ron Godwin of.

The state- record blue catfish a 101-pound. 4 rows What is the biggest catfish caught in Iowa. 51 rows May 20 2020 Iowa.

Aug 01 2019 Flathead catfish are the sometimes-mysterious cousins to blue and channel catfish that fuel the dreams of many trophy catfish anglers in Iowa. Jun 09 2020 New state record set for largest flathead catfish. Apr 04 2016 Urban legendry is rife with tales of monstrously large catfish glimpsed lurking at the base of dams or pulled out of murky waters by anglers and on.

In fact the 95-pound state record blue cat was caught in the Mississippi River and in Louisiana it has produced three blue cats in excess of 100. Steven Randall 11 of Mason City displays the 85-pound catfish he caught in June 2006 off the 12th Street bridge in Mason City. 36 lbs 8.