Flathead catfish grow big and are a lot of fun to catch. They are also invasive species, and they’re cutting out their native cousins, the bullhead, on the Yadkin River in North Carolina. In 2005, fish surveys in Yadkin and Wilkes Counties found as many as 150 bullhead catfish per hour. That number has dropped [...]
Flathead Catfish Fishing
Flat Bullhead Catfish Near Extinction in North Carolina?
We typically think of catfish as more than abundant, especially south of the Mason-Dixon Line. But in North Carolina, one particular species, the flat bullhead catfish (pictured here), is in danger of disappearing. And the reason? Another catfish. Flathead catfish were artificially introduced into state waters, and now they’re preying on the bullheads. One’s growing [...]
Veteran Lands Record Flathead on West Point Lake in Georgia on Independence Day
“We’re country folk. We fish to eat,” said Justin Tomlinson. “We’re not sport fishing or running a charter service.” Well, Tomlinson will have a lot of fish on the table thanks to his 37.14-pound flathead catfish, which is broke the West Point Lake record on the Fourth of July. Tomlinson was fishing the lake on the [...]
Iowa Men Charged with Noodling
Noodling, the practice of grabbing catfish by the jaws and hoisting them onto the riverbank, is as popular in some places and has lead to plenty of great reality TV, but it is frowned upon in others. Unfortunately for four men in Iowa, noodling is not all the rave and is in fact illegal. On [...]
Mississippi Angler Moves Spots. Lands Record Flathead Catfish
Matt Bingham was tired of fishing his usual spot on the Mississippi River in Memphis, so he decided to change up the scenery and drive to Tunica. His reward was a 77.7-pound flathead catfish and a Mississippi record. “This is a big deal to me because I’ve always wanted to catch a record fish, whether [...]
Record Flathead Catfish Landed in Michigan
Tucked in the southwest corner of the Michigan mitten, the town of Niles features quick access to Lake Michigan and great fishing in the St. Joseph River which flows straight from the Great Lake through the town. And one of the many fish in the St. Joseph are flathead catfish, but there’s one less, and [...]
Pennsylvania Man Misses State Record Catfish by 3 Ounces
Had this flathead just eaten a few more minnows, Jim Bartholomew may have the new Pennsylvania record flathead catfish. Bartholomew and his fishing partner Gary Krammes, of Schuylkill Haven, were fishing in a Berks County Bassmaster Buddies tournament on April 1 on Blue Marsh Lake when the monster catfish hit Bartholomew’s tube jig in 15 [...]
76-Pound Yellow Catfish Landed in Trinity River
James Pruett had some perch tied onto his trotline when a massive yellow catfish (more commonly known as a flathead) slammed his bait. Pruett was checking his trotline in his 16-foot aluminum boat when he hauled in the 76-pounder while fishing the Trinity River on Sunday, April 15. “He took about 30 minutes to land,” [...]
Flathead Record Caught in Flint River, Georgia
The Appaloosa or flathead catfish is the prize of the Flint River, and that prize just got a bit bigger. Tiff Thompson was fishing the river in Sumpter County, Ga. around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13 when he landed a 43 pounder, the largest he’s ever seen come out of the Flint on a [...]
North Texas Catfish Guide Service 2011
Pictures of blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish caught by clients of North Texas Catfish Guide Service in 2011.Chad FergusonNorth Texas Catfish Guide ServiceLearn To Catch Catfish
