Biggest Catfish Caught In Ohio River
Jun 23 2020 Blue catfish the largest catfish species in North America is native to the Ohio River and typically exceeds 40 inches in northern waters.
Biggest catfish caught in ohio river. As a result the Ohio River is one of few places in Ohio and bordering states anglers can catch trophy blue catfish. The catfish weighed in at 736 lbs. 51 rows May 20 2020 Ohio River.
Apr 01 2016 The boot was a size 37 and there is only one man with a size 37 boot Robert Wadlow. 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. Buggs Island Lake Virginia World Record Blue Catfish.
Feb 15 2017 A 19 pound channel catfish. The all-tackle record is 124 pounds one caught from the Mississippi River in Illinois. In the section of the Ohio River that borders the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia the two most common species of catfish are channel catfish and flathead catfish AKA shovelhead catfish.
It remained the largest in the state until Dale Yoho caught. Apr 05 2021 The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says Glynn Grogan of Arlington caught a 1069-pound state record blue catfish from the Ohio River below Olmstead Lock and Dam in far west Kentucky. Oh it was good talking to you Skip.
Experts say the fish a Mekong giant catfish was around 170 years old and. West Virginia Blue Catfish Record Mike Blavelt of New Lebanon Ohio has landed the new West Virginia blue catfish record. The giant cat was caught in the Ohio River during a fishing tournament.
Flathead catfish can. Any stream with access to Lake Erie is going to have a healthy channel catfish population said former state fisheries biologist Elmer Heyob who calls the Sandusky as his favorite northern Ohio catfish river. 51 rows May 24 2015 Ohios All-Tackle State Record Fish.