On June 11, a 15-year-old angler landed a 117-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish from Lake Gaston, breaking the North Carolina state record for the third time in six months. Landon Evans caught the fish, which measured 55 inches in length and … Continued
A West Virginia state record blue catfish was caught recently from the Ohio River, according to Robert A. Fala, Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The record blue catfish was caught by Mark Blauvelt of New Lebanon, … Continued
In December, a North Carolina angler caught two state record blue catfishes in a 24-hour period while fishing at Lake Gaston. Zakk Royce caught first fish on Dec. 20, which weighed 91 pounds and measured 53 inches in length. On … Continued
A West Virginia angler recent eclipsed his own state record blue catfish, with an even larger fish. The new state record fish was caught by Mark A. Foster of St. Albans, W.Va. Foster caught the 43.9-inch, 44.5-pound fish from the … Continued
A new Maryland state record has been set for blue catfish by Ed Jones from Aloha, Oregon. The fish was caught on August 13 in the Potomac River near Fort Washington. The enormous catfish weighed 84 pounds with 52 inch … Continued