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Young Angler’s Catch Breaks Long-Held Record
Daniel Wegener of Fort Totten, North Dakota, holds up a stringer with the 4-pound, 9-ounce bullhead he caught Sept. 27, 2024, on Devils Lake. The bullhead is the new North...
New Hope for Mekong Giant Catfish
Scientists, officials and fishermen released this 300-pound Mekong giant catfish back into Cambodia’s Mekong River on December 10, 2024 after it was tagged. (Credit: Chhut Chheana/USAID Wonders of the Mekong)...
Page from the Past: The Last of the Big Ones By T.P. Coffin and Henig Cohen
Page from the Past: The Last of the Big Ones By T.P. Coffin and Henig Cohen In their 1973 book “Folklore from the Working Folk of America,” T.P. Coffin...
Channel Cats Stocked Statewide in Indiana
Channel Cats Stocked Statewide in Indiana Source: Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources State DNR stocks 51,000 channel catfish across 157 locations The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has...
Flathead Catfish Impacting Susquehanna’s Food Chain
To determine what the flathead catfish were eating, researchers collected 576 of them over two years, with 241 individuals having recoverable stomach contents. The researchers extracted DNA from those contents...
Page From the Past: The Fisherman’s Patience By Izaak Walton
Page From the Past: The Fisherman’s Patience By Izaak Walton The patience required of anglers has been celebrated—and lamented—in countless tales. One such story comes from The Complete Angler by...
Giant Blue Cat Sets New Record
Kimberly Feltner proudly displays the blue cat that set a new length record for the species in West Virginia. (courtesy of WVDNR) Giant Blue Cat Sets New Record Source:...
Freshwater Fish Stamp Celebrates 20th Anniversary
During the past two decades, the Texas Freshwater Fish Stamp has helped fund the production of more than half a billion fish, including catfish, for stocking in Lone Star State...
Winter Fishing Fun By Keith “Catfish” Sutton
A boy and his father try their hand at ice fishing at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This is a fun winter activity parents can share with their children....
Page From the Past: South America’s Piraiba By Theodore Roosevelt
Page From the Past: South America’s Piraiba By Theodore Roosevelt In his book Through the Brazilian Wilderness, published in 1914, former president Theodore Roosevelt described the massive piraiba catfish of...
