Georgia Flathead Catfish Record

First in 2006 and then again in 2010 both fish from the same river.

Georgia flathead catfish record. 0 oz 54-inch flathead catfish according to the Georgia Department of Natural. That river also produced two 83-pound flatheads that are tied for the record. Jul 27 2020 For anglers trying to land a large blue or flathead catfish heavy tackle is a mustlarge spinning or casting tackle with at least 20 to 50-pound test braid or monofilament line large hooks 30 to 80 and heavy weights 15 oz to keep bait on the bottom.

Sawyer reeled in an 83 lbs. Photo not available as nice as it may have been to see. Flathead catfish are not native but they are found in many river systems in the Florida Panhandle.

Jul 04 2006 Sawyer reeled in an 83 lbs. After more than 85 years this legendary catch is STILL a Georgia State Record and tied as the World Record. Jul 17 2010 The catch ties the state flathead catfish record set four years ago by Carl Sawyer on the same river.

Oct 24 2020 The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reports that Tim Trone of Havana Florida is the new record-holder after catching a 110-pound 6-ounce example of the species during a fishing tournament. Sep 12 2019 It is believed that flatheads were stocked by anglers circa 1950 in the vicinity of Potato Creek in Upson County Georgia with stock from the Tennessee drainage Quinn 1988. Garry Harrell of Douglas GA caught this behemoth of a Flathead catfish from the Altamaha River on June 9.

Crappie Black tie 4 lb. 45 rows Catfish Blue. Oct 20 2020 His catch weighed 110 pounds 6 ounces beating the previous record by more than 17 pounds according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division.

22 lb 4 oz. Sep 01 2020 The previous record flathead catfish 693 pounds was caught in 2019 on the same river. Weighing 83lbs two anglers caught the same size flathead from the Altamaha River.