The blue is one of 4 of most popular catfish, to angle for and develops to over 100 pounds. Today's competition for the United States recordbook of 124 pounds is from the Alton Ill. 5 22 2005. There are five hundred seventy two million pounds of catfish raised in commercial ponds. Recent June 28, 2005 find of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known specimen of catfish of prehistoric origins dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

World's biggest catfish, was weighed at six hundred fourty six lbs., captured in the Chiang Khong Region,Thailand, May 2005, and is named as the Mekong Giant Catfish, and is being studied as a critically endangered species.

The spotted cat grow to 45 pounds averaging 14 years but are known to live to 20 years.

The shoveled head, of the appaluchion and the yellow color represents the second biggest inland water catfish. The American recordbook is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Near Tyler, TX, in 1998. Flathead catfish can live 19 years and more. Virtually all species of catfish from fresh water is very good dining.

Catfish Stinkbait in the dough balls, subsidize dead minnows for the favorite attractant for catfish.