Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author's biggest channel cat: 37 inches with a 23-inch girth. Flatheads and blue catfish hog the spotlight. At least that's ...

An avid angler supports the new rules, citing the thrill of catching the powerful fish. The current state record flathead catfish weighed 66 pounds, 6 ounces and was caught in 2023. An avid catfish ...