Missouri State Record Channel Catfish
On May 23 1997 Governor Mel Carnahan signed a bill designating the channel catfish as the official fish of Missouri.
Missouri state record channel catfish. A fish of any species does not become a world record until the record is certified by the International Game Fish Association IGFA. Limits apply to any combination of catfish species. Robert Neal Davidson center set a new state record when he caught this 99-pound flathead catfish from the Missouri River near Mokane July 23.
Geno Adams the GFPs fisheries program administrator issued a. Missouri River Bad River Belle Fourche River Cheyenne River Grand River Little Missouri Moreau River White River. Missouri State Record Fish Program Rules Missouri has a long proud tradition of fishing and its abundant lakes and streams have produced exceptional fish.
The world-record flathead catfish weighed 123 pounds 9 ounces and it was caught in 1998 from Elk City Reservoir in Kansas. The catfish does not rely on sight to find its food. The channel catfish is one of Missouris most highly prized game and food fishes.
With him in this photo are his son Drake and father James L. Kansas Iowa Nebraska and Tennessee have also declared the channel catfish their official state fish. Flathead catfish typically occur in the large rivers and lakes in Missouri.
4 lbs 8 oz. The most numerous catfish species in North America with an average size between 2 and 4 pounds the channel catfish can grow to 50 pounds or more the world record was a channel catfish caught. 5 with only one longer than 24 inches.
3lbs 3 oz Caught at Lock Loma Lake by Greg Clanahan on 4251990. Missouri designated the channel catfish as the official state fish in 1997. Of course it could happen if like Greg Bernal you manage to topple a Missouri state and quite probably a world record.