Oklahoma State Noodling Record For Flathead Catfish
37 lbs 8 oz.
Oklahoma state noodling record for flathead catfish. Jan 31 2021 Oklahoma arguably became the noodling center of the universe as result of the documentary Okie Noodling. Tours are offered from May to August which is prime time to find channel blue and flathead catfish. Sparks Noodling guides take guests noodling in the creeks lakes and rivers of southwest Oklahoma.
It beats the old record of 72-pounds 8 ounces by Ron Cantrell in 2004 from El Reno lake. May 20 2020 Oklahoma. A Howe man has landed a new state record flathead catfish on a rod and reel.
Jun 18 2019 Two men now hold the record for the largest flathead catfish noodled from Lake Konawa after they recently pulled a fish weighing more than 85 pounds from the waterJayson Spencer and Brandon Lamoni were noodling at Lake Konawa when they pulled a flathead catfish weighing 8785 pounds from the water according to Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. Nate Williams and Kelly Millsap collectively deemed Team Adrenaline say they have beat the prior hand fishing national record. Catches on a rod and reel and in an unrestricted division which is every other kind of catching that is legal.
State and world record. The term noodling although today used primarily towards the capture of flathead catfish can and has been applied to all hand fishing methods regardless of the method or species of fish sought. 51 rows May 31 2020 Oklahoma.
2012 Okie noodling tournament Champion Kaleb Summers takes us on a lake in Northeast Oklahoma to chase Oklahoma River Monster Catfish. Adult flatheads are found near cover in larger pools and deep holes. Caught June 18th 2015.
The flathead catfish does not have a forked tail unlike the blue catfish or a channel catfish that have a forked tail. Blue and channel catfish are game fish and must be released when caught but flathead catfish are not game fish so they can be kept. Jun 19 2019 According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Jayson Spencer was assisted by Brandon Lamoni in noodling the new lake record flathead catfish at Lake Konawa.