Illinois Flathead Catfish Record

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Illinois flathead catfish record. INHS Illinois River Biological Station researchers caught these two nearly 50-pound flathead catfish on the same day in 2018 in Pool 17 of the Mississippi River near Muscatine Iowa. It weighed in at 124 pounds and topped the previous state record for the species by a. Pylodictis olivaris Found in Illinois.

Artificial baits minnows sunfish shad crayfish and night crawlers. According to Illinois Department of. Jan 04 2021 In May 2005 Tim Pruitts 124 pound blue cat caught on the Mississippi River in Illinois became the new world record.

Pruitt held the title for five years. Jun 24 2016 On Carlyle Lake on the Friday evening of Aug. Photo courtesy of FWC Florida Catfish Records.

DuQuoin City Lake Joe Rinella. The bigger the flathead the better and Harris lays claim to the biggest one ever caught in Illinois. 37 lbs 0 oz.

2 lbs 1 oz. 35 lbs 0 oz. Baldwin Lake Todd Baumeyer.

78 lbs 0 oz. Sep 18 2017 Charles Patchen caught the Florida state record flathead in 2016. Apr 03 2020 The Illinois record flathead catfish was caught in June 2016 from Lake Sangchris and weighed 814 pounds.