The blue catfish is one of the most wide spread catfish, to fish for and matures to over 100#. The current contender for the U. S. record of one hundred tewnty four pounds is from the Alton Illinois. May 22, 2005. Catfish bait is homemade from meat products and dough. The recent June 28 2005, discovery of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known example of catfish of prehistoric times dating back to the time before the ice age.

The World's largest catfish, was weighed at 646 lbs and died during the net capture, caught in the Chiang Khong Region,Thailand, 5-1-2005, and is also known as the Pangasianodon gigas Catfish, and is being studied as an endangered species.

The spotted catfish grow to about 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live as long as 20 years.

The wedged head, of the flat head catfish and the yellow skin represents the 2nd biggest inland water catfish. The United States record is 98.50, pounds, Lake Palestine TX, in nineteen hundred ninety eight. Flathead catfish might survive nineteen years and more. Most species of catfish from uncontaminated water is very good dining.

Catfish Lure in the secret formulas, take the place of dead minnows for the favored lure for catfish.

fishing Catfish pictures We had the best summer for big catfish in many years. We also caught lots of - blue on a eight inch goldfish, just missed the Kansas state record by seven -