The blue is one of four most familiar catfish, to angle for and matures to above one hundered pounds. The current competitor for the United States recordbook of 124 pounds is from the Alton Ill. 5 22 2005. There are 572 million pounds of catfish raised in commercial ponds. The recent , 6 28 2005, discovery of the Lacantunia enigmatica catfish in Mexico is the only known specimen of catfish of prehistoric origins dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

The World's largest catfish, weighed six hundred fourty six lbs., caught in the Area of Ton Le Sap in Cambodia., May 1,2005, and is known 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 opelousas and the yellow skin denotes the second biggest freshwater catfish. The American recordbook is ninety eight and a half, pounds, Lake Palestine, Texas, in December 1998. Flathead catfish may survive nineteen years and longer. Virtually all species of catfish from fresh water is very good dining.

Catfish Lure in the traditional stink bait, subsidize live bait for the favorite attractant for catfish.

Catching Advice on Expert Indiana Catfish Brochin thinks the next state-record flathead channels, may well come from - Blues prefer cut baits, like catfish but the biggest blues eat live baits. -