Catfish Fishing Records
| Species | State | Weight | Length | Lake | Angler |
| Catfish Channel | | 0 lbs. 0 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Blue | al | 111 lbs. 0 oz. | | Wheelerÿ Reservoir | Wm. P. McKinley, Elkmont |
| Catfish Bullhead | al | 3 lbs. 13 oz. | | Private Pond, Montgo | Charles A. Lane, Montgom |
| Catfish Flathead | al | 80 lbs. 0 oz. | | Alabama River, Selma | Rick Conner,Selma |
| Catfish White | al | 10 lbs. 5 oz. | | Chambers Co. Public | Roy T. Britton, Opelika |
| Catfish Channel | al | 40 lbs. 0 oz. | | Inland Lake | Donald R. Cox, Oneonta |
| Catfish Blue | ar | 116 lbs. 12 oz. | | Mississippi River | Charles Ashley, Jr., Mar |
| Catfish Flathead | ar | 80 lbs. 0 oz. | | Arkansas River | Wesley White |
| Catfish Channel | ar | 38 lbs. 0 oz. | | Lake Ouachita | Joe Holleman, Waldron |
| Catfish Channel | az | 32 lbs. 4 oz. | 39 in. | Parker Canyon Lake | Chuck Berndt, Sierra Vis |
| Catfish Blue | az | 31 lbs. 0 oz. | 40 in. | Randolph Park, Tucso | Richard Lujan |
| Catfish Flathead | az | 71 lbs. 10 oz. | 53 in. | San Carlos Lake | Adrian Manzanedo |
| Catfish Flathead | ca | 72 lbs. 14 oz. | | Colorado River | Potter |
| Catfish Channel | ca | 52 lbs. 10 oz. | | Santa Ana River Lake | Porter |
| Catfish Blue | ca | 101 lbs. 0 oz. | | San Vicente Reservoi | Rohrbouck |
| Catfish White | ca | 22 lbs. 0 oz. | | William Land Park Po | Robinson |
| Catfish Flathead | co | 33 lbs. 13 oz. | 38 in. | Hertha Reservoir (La | John McKeever |
| Catfish Blue | co | 20 lbs. 2 oz. | | Private Lake | Joe Poss |
| Catfish Channel | co | 33 lbs. 11 oz. | | Hertha Reservoir | John McKeever |
| Catfish Channel | de | 23 lbs. 6 oz. | | C&D Canal | William Ridgley |
| Catfish White | fl | 18 lbs. 14 oz. | | Withlacoochee River | Jim Miller |
| Catfish Channel | fl | 44 lbs. 8 oz. | | Lake Bluff | Joe Purvis |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | fl | 5 lbs. 12 oz. | | Cedar Creek | Robert Bengis |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | fl | 2 lbs. 12 oz. | | Little Withlacoochee | Jon Davis |
| Catfish Flathead | fl | 49 lbs. 6 oz. | | Apalachicola River | Tommy Fowler |
| Catfish Blue | fl | 61 lbs. 8 oz. | | Little Escambia Cree | Vincent R. Walston |
| Catfish Flathead | fl | 57 lbs. 8 oz. | | Hillsborough River | Tom Norman |
| Catfish Channel | ga | 44 lbs. 12 oz. | | Altamaha Riverÿ | Bobby Smithwick |
| Catfish Flathead | ga | 67 lbs. 8 oz. | | Altamaha Riverÿ | Gene Middleton |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | ga | 5 lbs. 8 oz. | | private pondÿ | James Andrews |
| Catfish White | ga | 8 lbs. 10 oz. | | Savannah Riverÿ | James Sanders |
| Catfish Blue | ga | 62 lbs. 9 oz. | | Chattahoochee Riverÿ | James Franklin Tyus |
| Catfish Channel | hi | 43 lbs. 13 oz. | | Lake Wilson, O'ahu | Dayton Miyamura |
| Catfish Chinese | hi | 2 lbs. 11 oz. | | Nu'uanu Reservoir | Madeline Pang Heather |
| Catfish Flathead | ia | 81 lbs. 0 oz. | 52 in. | Lake Ellis | Joe Baze |
| Catfish Blue | ia | 101 lbs. 0 oz. | 53 in. | Missouri River | Mike Rush |
| Catfish Channel | ia | 38 lbs. 2 oz. | 40 in. | Missouri River | Dustin Curtis |
| Catfish Bullhead | ia | 5 lbs. 8 oz. | 22 in. | Farm Pond | Michael Hurd |
| Catfish Flathead | id | 58 lbs. 8 oz. | 48 in. | Brownlee Reservoir | J. Newberry/ |
| Catfish Bullhead | id | 3 lbs. 14 oz. | 21 in. | Brownlee Reservoir | James Winter |
| Catfish Channel | id | 31 lbs. 5 oz. | 38 in. | Mann Lake | Kenny Decker |
| Catfish Flathead | il | 78 lbs. 0 oz. | | Carlyle Lake CLINTON | |
| Catfish Blue | il | 85 lbs. 0 oz. | | Mississippi River AL | |
| Catfish Channel | il | 45 lbs. 4 oz. | | Baldwin Lake ST. CLA | |
| Catfish Flathead | in | 79 lbs. 8 oz. | | White River, | Glen T. Simpson |
| Catfish Blue | in | 104 lbs. 0 oz. | | Ohio River | Bruce Midkiff |
| Catfish White | in | 9 lbs. 12 oz. | | Pond, | Melissa Grimes |
| Catfish Bullhead | in | 4 lbs. 14 oz. | | Potato Creek State P | Darren Robertson |
| Catfish Channel | in | 37 lbs. 8 oz. | | Lake, | Randy E. Jones |
| Catfish Channel | ks | 36 lbs. 8 oz. | 38 in. | Mined Land, WA-Chero | RickBarnow, Humboldt |
| Catfish Flathead | ks | 123 lbs. 0 oz. | 61 in. | Elk City Reservoir | Ken Paulie, Caney |
| Catfish Bullhead | ks | 7 lbs. 5 oz. | 24 in. | Farm Pond, Montgomer | David A. Tremain, Havana |
| Catfish Blue | ks | 94 lbs. 0 oz. | 57 in. | Kansas River | James Edmiston, Shawnee |
| Catfish Flathead | ky | 97 lbs. 0 oz. | | Green River | Esker Carroll |
| Catfish Bullhead | ky | 5 lbs. 3 oz. | | Guist Creek Lake | Harry Case |
| Catfish White | ky | 1 lbs. 13 oz. | | Guist Creek Lake | Charlie Crain |
| Catfish Channel | ky | 32 lbs. 0 oz. | | Ohio River | Kyle Estep |
| Catfish Blue | ky | 104 lbs. 0 oz. | | Ohio River, | Bruce W. Midkiff |
| Catfish Flathead | la | 66 lbs. 0 oz. | | Red River | Harley Rakes |
| Catfish Blue | la | 110 lbs. 3 oz. | | Mississippi River | Keith Day, SR |
| Catfish Channel | la | 30 lbs. 5 oz. | | Minor's Canal | Harold Clubb |
| Catfish Channel | ma | 26 lbs. 8 oz. | | Ashfield Lake | Dana Dodge |
| Catfish Bullhead | ma | 4 lbs. 10 oz. | | Forest Lake | Robert Coffill |
| Catfish White | ma | 9 lbs. 3 oz. | | Baddacook Pond | Michael Payne |
| Catfish Blue | md | 53 lbs. 0 oz. | | Potomac River at Gre | Michael Kingree |
| Catfish Channel | md | 27 lbs. 15 oz. | | Upper Potomac River | Steven Trent Abell |
| Catfish Bullhead | md | 2 lbs. 7 oz. | | Piney Run Park Lake | Corey Green |
| Catfish Flathead | mi | 47 lbs. 8 oz. | 44 in. | Maple River | Elmer Rayner |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | mi | 3 lbs. 10 oz. | 17 in. | Lake Sixteen | GARY CHARLES FOX |
| Catfish Channel | mi | 40 lbs. 0 oz. | | Houghton Lake | Dick Latarski |
| Catfish Channel | mi | 40 lbs. 0 oz. | 42 in. | Houghton Lake | Richard French |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | mi | 3 lbs. 7 oz. | 17 in. | Magician Lake | Louie Keller |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | mi | 3 lbs. 10 oz. | 18 in. | | Michael J. Kemp |
| Catfish Bullhead | mn | 3 lbs. 13 oz. | | Reno Lake | |
| Catfish Bullhead | mn | 7 lbs. 1 oz. | | Shallow Lake | |
| Catfish Bullhead | mn | 3 lbs. 2 oz. | | Osakis Lake | |
| Catfish Flathead | mn | 70 lbs. 0 oz. | | St. Croix River | |
| Catfish Channel | mn | 38 lbs. 0 oz. | | Mississippi River | |
| Catfish Blue | mo | 103 lbs. 0 oz. | | Binder Lake | Ron Miller |
| Catfish Channel | mo | 34 lbs. 2 oz. | | Lake Jacomo | Gerald Siebenmorgan |
| Catfish Flathead | mo | 77 lbs. 8 oz. | | Montrose Lake | Scott Brown |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | ms | 6 lbs. 2 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Flathead | ms | 66 lbs. 0 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | ms | 2 lbs. 13 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | ms | 5 lbs. 9 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Channel | ms | 51 lbs. 0 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Blue | ms | 93 lbs. 0 oz. | | | |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | mt | 0 lbs. 15 oz. | 12 in. | Tongue River Reservo | ÿCarl Radonski |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | mt | 2 lbs. 5 oz. | 16 in. | Lower Flathead River | ÿDarwin Zemple, Jr. |
| Catfish Channel | mt | 29 lbs. 11 oz. | 39 in. | Nelson Reservoir | Eli Waters/Jim Jones |
| Catfish Blue | nc | 89 lbs. 0 oz. | | Badin Lake | Eric Fincher |
| Catfish Flathead | nc | 78 lbs. 0 oz. | | Cape Fear River | Brian Newberger |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | nc | 3 lbs. 12 oz. | | Buck Hall Creek, Dup | Gregory Dale Hughes |
| Catfish White | nc | 13 lbs. 0 oz. | | Lake James | Jerry Wayne Bentley |
| Catfish Channel | nd | 33 lbs. 4 oz. | | Red River | Bruce Pannkuk,Mpls.,MN |
| Catfish Channel | ne | 41 lbs. 8 oz. | | Merritt Reservoir | John Cunning |
| Catfish Blue | ne | 100 lbs. 8 oz. | | Missouri River | Raynold Promes |
| Catfish Channel | ne | 41 lbs. 8 oz. | | Merritt Reservoir | Heather Cunning |
| Catfish Flathead | ne | 80 lbs. 0 oz. | | Loup Power Canal | William Swanson |
| Catfish White | nh | 5 lbs. 11 oz. | 23 in. | Big Cub Pond | Zachary Cross |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | nh | 2 lbs. 8 oz. | 16 in. | Pecknolds Pond | Gerald Menard |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | nh | 3 lbs. 7 oz. | 18 in. | Merrimack River | Donald Robbins |
| Catfish Channel | nj | 33 lbs. 3 oz. | | Lake Hopatcong | Howard Hudson |
| Catfish White | nj | 14 lbs. 4 oz. | | Dallenbach Pond | Timothy Jasko |
| Catfish Bullhead | nj | 4 lbs. 8 oz. | | Lake of the Woods (F | Gary Schmidt |
| Catfish Flathead | nm | 78 lbs. 0 oz. | 48 in. | Elephant Butte Lake | Jim Wilson |
| Catfish Blue | nm | 33 lbs. 8 oz. | 40 in. | Elephant Butte Lakeÿ | Tubby Oldfield |
| Catfish Channel | nm | 36 lbs. 8 oz. | 38 in. | Stubblefield Lakeÿ | Julie Kulhan |
| Catfish White | nv | 16 lbs. 15 oz. | 32 in. | Humboldt Riverÿ | Jean Bianchi |
| Catfish Channel | nv | 31 lbs. 1 oz. | 41 in. | Lahontan Reservoirÿ | Harry Stephens |
| Catfish White | ny | 10 lbs. 5 oz. | | New Croton Reservoir | Joe Silicato |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | ny | 6 lbs. 9 oz. | | Sugarloaf Pond, Sara | Bobby Tripplet |
| Catfish Channel | ny | 32 lbs. 12 oz. | | Brant Lake, Warren C | Chris Dixon |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | ny | 7 lbs. 7 oz. | | Mill Pond, Nassau Co | Kevin Kelly |
| Catfish Bullhead | oh | 4 lbs. 4 oz. | 18 in. | Farm Pond | Hugh Lawrence Jr., Keene |
| Catfish Flathead | oh | 76 lbs. 8 oz. | 58 in. | Clendening Lake | Richard Affolter, New Ph |
| Catfish Channel | oh | 37 lbs. 10 oz. | 41 in. | LaDue Reservoir | Gus J. Gronowski, Parma |
| Catfish Flathead | ok | 72 lbs. 8 oz. | 51 in. | El Reno Lake | Ronald Cantrell |
| Catfish Channel | ok | 35 lbs. 15 oz. | 39 in. | Taft Lake | Gary Doak Jr. |
| Catfish Bullhead | ok | 6 lbs. 13 oz. | 18 in. | Jackson Co.Pond | Gary Cole |
| Catfish Blue | ok | 98 lbs. 0 oz. | 54 in. | Texoma | Billy Nabors |
| Catfish Channel | or | 36 lbs. 8 oz. | | McKay Reservoir | Boone Haddock |
| Catfish Flathead | or | 42 lbs. 0 oz. | | Snake River | Joshua Kralicek |
| Catfish White | or | 15 lbs. 0 oz. | | Tualatin River | Wayne Welch |
| Catfish Bullhead | or | 3 lbs. 7 oz. | | Henry Hagg Lake | Bob Junkins |
| Catfish Flathead | pa | 47 lbs. 0 oz. | | Ohio River | Victor Zendron |
| Catfish Channel | pa | 35 lbs. 4 oz. | | Lehigh Canal | Austin E. Roth III |
| Catfish White | ri | 16 lbs. 12 oz. | 33 in. | Tiogue Lake | L. Angell |
| Catfish Flathead | sd | 63 lbs. 8 oz. | | James River | Davin Holland |
| Catfish Bullhead | sd | 3 lbs. 11 oz. | | Big Stone Lake | Mike Piechowski |
| Catfish Bullhead | sd | 4 lbs. 10 oz. | | Reid Lake | Greg Rahm |
| Catfish Bullhead | sd | 3 lbs. 3 oz. | | West 81 Lake | Joseph M. Herrig |
| Catfish Channel | sd | 55 lbs. 0 oz. | | James River | Roy Groves |
| Catfish Blue | sd | 97 lbs. 0 oz. | | Missouri River | Edward B. Elliott |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | tn | 4 lbs. 8 oz. | | Chickamauga Reservoi | Jessie R. Johnson |
| Catfish Flathead | tn | 41 lbs. 0 oz. | | Fall Creek Falls Lak | Clint Walters, Jr. |
| Catfish Channel | tn | 41 lbs. 0 oz. | | Fall Creek | Clint Walters |
| Catfish Flathead | tn | 85 lbs. 15 oz. | | Hiwassee River | Larry Kaylor |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | tn | 2 lbs. 14 oz. | | Chickamauga Reservoi | John Thomas Hammond |
| Catfish Blue | tn | 112 lbs. 0 oz. | | Cumberland River | Larry Kaylor |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | tn | 3 lbs. 6 oz. | | Emberton's Pond, Can | Hunter Chance Gaither |
| Catfish Flathead | tx | 98 lbs. 8 oz. | 53 in. | Palestine | James Laster |
| Suckermouth catfish | tx | 1 lbs. 12 oz. | 17 in. | Calaveras | Rebecca Combs |
| Catfish Blue | tx | 121 lbs. 8 oz. | 58 in. | Texoma | Cody Mullenix |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | tx | 3 lbs. 3 oz. | 16 in. | Lake Fork | Herschell Spears |
| Catfish Channel | tx | 36 lbs. 8 oz. | 38 in. | Pedernales River | Mrs. Joe Cockrell |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | tx | 4 lbs. 0 oz. | 18 in. | Navarro Mills | Roy Calame |
| Catfish Bullhead | ut | 3 lbs. 4 oz. | 16 in. | Cutler Reservoir | Jack Gilgen |
| Catfish Channel | ut | 32 lbs. 8 oz. | 39 in. | Utah Lake | LeRoy Mortenson |
| Catfish White | va | 7 lbs. 6 oz. | | Western Br. Res | Thomas Elkins |
| Catfish Blue | va | 95 lbs. 11 oz. | | James River | Archie D. Gold |
| Catfish Channel | va | 31 lbs. 8 oz. | | Rappahannock R. | Sue Stanley |
| Catfish Flathead | va | 66 lbs. 4 oz. | | Occoquan Reservoir | Mike Willems |
| Catfish Channel | vt | 32 lbs. 4 oz. | | Lake Champlain | Dr. Warren Kluger |
| Catfish Bullhead Yellow | wa | 1 lbs. 10 oz. | | Banks Lake, Grant Co | Mike Schlueter |
| Catfish Bullhead Brown | wa | 11 lbs. 1 oz. | | Unnamed lake, Snohom | Justin E. Andrews |
| Catfish Channel | wa | 36 lbs. 3 oz. | | I-82 Pond # 6, Yakim | Ross Kincaid |
| Catfish Blue | wa | 17 lbs. 12 oz. | | Columbia River | Rangle Hawthorne |
| Catfish Flathead | wa | 22 lbs. 13 oz. | | Snake River | C. L. McCary |
| Catfish Bullhead Black | wa | 1 lbs. 12 oz. | | Mud Lake, Skagit Cou | John E. Moore |
| Catfish White | wa | 19 lbs. 14 oz. | | Walla Walla River | Donald W. Huffman |
| Catfish Channel | wi | 44 lbs. 0 oz. | | Wisconsin River | |
| Catfish Flathead | wi | 74 lbs. 8 oz. | | Mississippi River | |
| Catfish Bullhead | wi | 3 lbs. 5 oz. | | Nelson Lake | |
| Catfish Bullhead | wi | 4 lbs. 2 oz. | | Little Green Lake | |
| Catfish Bullhead | wi | 5 lbs. 8 oz. | | Big Falls Flowage | |
| Catfish Channel | wv | 33 lbs. 7 oz. | 40 in. | Patterson Creek | Michael Sears |
| Catfish Bullhead | wv | 6 lbs. 2 oz. | 23 in. | Tygart Lake Headwate | Gary R. Freeman |
| Catfish Blue | wv | 24 lbs. 6 oz. | 37 in. | Ohio River | Sam Morrison |
| Catfish Flathead | wv | 70 lbs. 0 oz. | 52 in. | Little Kanawha River | L.L. McClung |
| Catfish Channel | wy | 27 lbs. 16 oz. | 38 in. | Flaming Gorge Reserv | Don Ackerman |
| Catfish Flathead | wy | 22 lbs. 7 oz. | 34 in. | North Platte Riverÿ | Dallas Stanton |