Des Moines River Flathead Catfish

Another stretch of river worth investigating is the Des Moines River north of Saylorville Lake.

Des moines river flathead catfish. Mayhew Published 1969 Biology Transactions of The American Fisheries. Iowa Conservation Commission Des Moines Iowa. Oct 04 2010 In the late 1990s an angler in Des Moines reportedly hauled into a local bait shop a flathead that tipped the scales at more than 90 pounds before he raced to release it back into the river.

Deep holes tons of log jams and huge populations of suckers chubs and crawdads. Des Moines news traffic and severe weather station. Retrospective Theses and Dissertations.

Aug 03 2017 The Des Moines River is the focus of catfishing through central Iowa if only because of the impoundments at Red Rock and Saylorville. Iowas Dracula of the Deep. And like a vampire they are legendary for both their great physical strength and ability to achieve a.

Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 6 of 6 Posts. The current state record for the flathead catfish is 81 pounds and was caught by Joe Baze from Chariton Iowa out of Lake Ellis June 7 1958. 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.

Channel blue and flathead catfish 30 fish. Channel blue and flathead catfish 15 fish. They are the aquatic version of Count Dracula quietly resting in the same dark hidden location by day and prowling for living prey by night.

We dont have any blue catfish here in Central Iowa but we do have some really nice flatheads said Iowa Department of Natural Resources IDNR Fisheries Biologist Ben Dodd. 4th Floor Des Moines IA 50319-0034. Iowa fish and fishing.