Channel Catfish World Record
Very large channel catfish such as this 19-pounder taken from Mohegan Park Pond Norwich typically have large heads and wide girths.
Channel catfish world record. Search for the biggest fish in the International Game Fish Associations database of biggest fish for each species. Still Whaley must have been beyond lucky to pull in such a large beast that has remained the record holder for well over 50 years. This particular species closest relatives include the blue catfish headwater catfish and more.
Use the search form above to find fishing world records for freshwater fish saltwater fish and more. Jan 04 2021 Channel Catfish World Record. Specimen caught on Lake Marion SC by WB.
Three men are seen holding this fish in the pictures. Cal Young Park Lake. The record for the largest blue catfish caught was claimed by a man in Virginia by the name of Richard Anderson.
Also the anal fin looks more square like a blue than rounded like a channel. 4 lbs 8 oz. This one has a tail that looks like a flathead but the head looks like a channel or blue.
Jan 05 2020 W. It measures an amazing 8. 263 kilograms 58 pounds Santee-Cooper Reservoir SC USA.
Whaley July 1964 Santee-Cooper Reservoir South Carolina. May 14 2020 The world record channel catfish was caught in 1964 by WH Whatley in South Carolina on Lake Moultrie. Lists as the all-tackle world record a 58-pound channel catfish caught in South Carolina in.