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
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to help researchers learn more about blue catfish movement in the Potomac River. Beginning in 2012, blue catfish will be tagged with two tags—one white, one yellow. Anglers that catch a … Continued
The Catfish Hunters by Jake Bussolini and Mac Byrum provides extensive information for catching catfish in North America. Both authors have extensive experience with a variety of catfish species. Three catfish species are covered in detail; the channel catfish, blue … Continued
In February, 2012, a fisherman caught a monster catfish while trotlining in South Carolina’s Lake Moultrie (part of the Santee Cooper reservoir system). Weighing 136 pounds, 6 ounces and 56 inches in length, it is the largest blue catfish ever … Continued