Worlds Largest Channel Catfish
Currently it calls South America home.
Worlds largest channel catfish. Now thats not the world record biggest catfish ever caught but when you consider that a big channel cat is something like 15 pounds and anything over 20 is considered a monster thats no little fish. The fish can live to 20 years. Jun 01 2005 Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River on May 1.
Its also good to know where past monsters have been hooked Before we jump into the top catfish monsters that have broken records in recent years. The state record is 35 lbs. The average channel catfish is much smaller however with fish in the 3 to 8 pound range more common.
Interesting Facts About the Channel Catfish This species is the most common catfish in North America. May 16 2019 Channel Catfish. Caught way back in 1964 the world record channel catfish was a massive 58 pound fish caught on Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina.
Nearly nine feet long 27 meters and as big as a grizzly bear the. 3 oz The New Jersey state record channel catfish caught by Howard Hudson in 1978 in Lake Hopatcong. However while the IGFA recognizes California as the home of the world white catfish record 19 pounds 5 ounces.
The largest individuals reach about 40 lbs. Long and weigh 5 lbs. 51 rows May 20 2020 Here are the largest channel catfish ever recorded from every state in.
Cody Mullenix of Howe Texas caught the fish on January 16th 2004 which became known as Splash while fishing at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Texoma. Sep 18 2017 The IGFA world records for the four species were caught in the US. May 14 2020 The world record channel catfish was caught in 1964 by WH Whatley in South Carolina on Lake Moultrie.