The biggest catfish I’ve ever seen in person weighed 52 pounds. I didn’t get to reel it in, sadly, but was awestruck nonetheless by this blue cat. A friend and I were fishing with a charter captain on ...

An Iowa angler reeled in a 105-pound blue catfish, breaking the previous record held by a 101-pound catfish for 21 years, according to officials. Iowa Department of Natural Resources A fisherman in ...

With its gaping maw, a blue catfish is a voracious predator as well as a scavenger. NOAA Invasive blue catfish are a big problem in the Chesapeake Bay. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

A man fishing on the Missouri River caught an 86.8-pound blue catfish, officials say. Missouri Department of Conservation An angler caught a fish of a lifetime in Missouri, then released it so other ...

The blue catfish was never supposed to be in the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1970s, the species was introduced into the James River in Virginia as a trophy fish. From there, it quietly slipped into the Bay ...

Chef Scott Harrison of Boatyard Bar & Grill in Annapolis, Md., has taken on a dual mission in recent years: aid in restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by elevating the invasive blue catfish as a ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to oysters ...

Deep Creek Outfitters NC said on Facebook that it was the largest fish ever caught on the Cape Fear River. The blue catfish weighed in at 100lbs and measured 57.5" in length – that's nearly 5 feet ...