Illinois State Record Blue Catfish
Sep 02 2019 One man recently caught a huge catfish in Illinois.
Illinois state record blue catfish. 124-0 Mississippi River 5212005. Tennessee got two major points right with its bill fully online betting and depositing but limited the benefits of both with mandatory hold pricing. 17 using cut bream as bait.
Sep 03 2015 The Illinois Department of Natural Resources credits Jim Klauzer with catching the biggest flathead catfish in state history. 45-4 Baldwin Lake 271987. It was 58 inches long and had a girth of 44 inches.
Many anglers have pulled new state records since but none are touching the current record. Jan 04 2021 Throughout the early 2000s anglers in Texas Missouri Illinois and Virginia all laid claim to new world record blue catfish. 37-8 Randy Jones Vanderburgh County 1980.
If the catch is officially confirmed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission not only does this secure the new record but it does so by a comfortable four pound margin. 81 lbs 7 oz. Oct 04 2010 The record catch measured 58 inches in length and had a girth of 44 inches according to Illinois Department of Natural Resources district fisheries biologist Fred Cronin.
18 lbs 1125 oz. The fish was certified at 143 pounds with a length of 57 inches and a girth of 47 inches. It was the largest catfish ever caught in Illinois and the largest blue catfish ever caught in the world.
2787 Baldwin Lake ST. 43 lbs 3 oz. A fish of any species does not become a world record until the record is certified by the International Game Fish Association IGFA.