In what was hailed as a lifetime achievement for an angler, Lavon Nowling landed a state-record flathead catfish while fishing the Yellow River in Florida, using live bait to catch a 69.9-pounder.

Every angler dreams of big fish. While catching a nice stringer of crappie for the frying pan is great fun, nothing beats the adrenaline rush of hooking, fighting and — hopefully — landing a true ...

You don't always catch a state record when you fish for catfish in the Santee Cooper lake system, but the opportunity is certainly there. Three of the five recognized catfish species in the South ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed a new state record flathead catfish catch. FWC says the fish weighs 69.9 pounds, measures to ...