The forktail cat is one of 4 of most popular catfish, to fish for and matures to above one hundered lbs.. Today's competitor for the American record of one hundred tewnty four lbs. is from the Alton Illinois Sunday May 22, 2005. There are five hundred seventy two million pounds of catfish grown for profit. The recent June 28, 2005 find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known specie of catfish of the ancient Tertiary age dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

World's biggest catfish, weighed six hundred fourty six pounds, captured in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 1,2005, and is named as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as an endangered species.

The channel catfish grow to 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live to 20 years.

The wedged head, of the flathead catfish and the yellow color denotes the 2nd largest inland water catfish. The American record is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Near Tyler, TX, in 1998. These fish might survive nineteen years and more. Virtually all varieties of catfish from fresh water is very good dining.

Catfish Stinkbait in the traditional stink bait, subsidise dead minnows for the favorite bait for catfish.