Amur Catfish – 8 pounds, 4 ounces Amur cat IGFA. The Amur catfish is common in Japan, where it is also commercially raised. Fumiya Okuyama holds the all-tackle record with an 8-pound, 4-ounce fish ...

The wels catfish is hands-down one of the biggest freshwater game fish on the planet. Here are the largest ever landed by anglers. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories ...

In a 2022 study published in the journal Scientific Reports, Larsson and his colleagues documented a 6.4-foot-long (1.95 m) individual — the biggest among a total of 1,183 catfish caught ...

Here is a look at some of the biggest North American catfish ever caught, along with a few other notable catches, as recorded by the International Gamefish Association. Blue Catfish: 143 Pounds ...