What’S The Biggest Catfish Caught In Alabama?

120 lbs 4 oz.
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SPECIES	WEIGHT	LOCATION
Catfish, Blue (b)	120 lbs 4 oz	Holt Reservoir
Catfish, Channel	40 lbs	Inland Lake
Catfish, Flathead	80 lbs	Alabama River, Selma
Catfish, White	10 lbs 5 oz	Chambers Co. Public Lake

What is the largest catfish ever caught in Alabama?

120 lbs.
Procedures for the Certification of Alabama State Record Freshwater Fish

Species	Weight	Location
Carp, Grass (White Amur)	73 lbs.	Guntersville Reservoir
Catfish, Blue	120 lbs., 4 oz.	Holt Reservoir
Catfish, Channel	40 lbs.	Inland Lake
Catfish, Flathead	80 lbs.	Alabama River, Selma

Where is the best catfishing in Alabama?

On the Alabama River, some of the best catfishing occurs on the William “Bill” Dannelly Reservoir, better known as Millers Ferry Lake, near Camden. Millers Ferry Lake runs about 105 miles along the river to the Claiborne Dam in Monroe County.

What is the largest catfish ever caught in the United States?

Cody Mullenix of Howe Texas caught the fish on January 16th, 2004 which became known as “Splash” while fishing at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Lake Texoma. The blue catfish caught by Mullenix weighed in at 121.5 lbs, which was not only a Texas state record but also a world record.

What is the biggest bass ever caught in Alabama?

The Alabama state record largemouth bass was caught in 1987 by Thomas Burgin from Mountain View Lake just south of Leeds, Alabama and weighed 16 pounds, 8 ounces.

What is the name of the largest fish found in Alabama freshwater?

Gulf sturgeon
The Gulf sturgeon is the largest fish species ever recorded in Alabama.

What is world record crappie?

The black crappie would weigh an astonishing 5 lbs 7.68 oz, making it not only the new Tennessee state record (previously held since 1985) but the world record.

What is the best catfish bait?

Best Catfish Baits

• #1. Nightcrawler. First on the list is the ubiquitous nightcrawler, favored food for all fish species.
• #2. Gizzard Shad.
• #3. White Suckers.
• #4. Skipjack Herring.
• #5. Stinkbait.
• #7. Bluegills.
• #8. Punchbait.
• #9. Chicken Livers.

Is Alabama known for catfish?

Your Guide to Quintessential AL Foods. Here in Alabama, we are known for our food. From fried catfish to the most excellent pulled BBQ pork found anywhere in the US, Alabama is unrivaled when it comes to throwing down in the kitchen.

Has a catfish ever eaten a human?

No, despite what you may have heard, there aren’t. This is a myth, along with age-old claims that giant anacondas or piranhas eat men. People, especially the Caboclos in Amazonia and natives of other parts of South America and in Asia, love to tell these blood-curdling stories!

What’s the biggest bluegill ever caught?

4 pounds 12 ounces
The Biggest Bluegill in the World
The world record bluegill recorded by IGFA or the International Gamefish Association was caught in 1950 at Ketona Lake, Alabama. What is this? This bluegill weighed in at a whopping 4 pounds 12 ounces and came in at 15 inches long with an astounding girth of 18-¼ inches.

What is the biggest fish caught in the world?

great white shark
What Was the Largest Fish Ever Caught? According to IGFA records, the largest fish ever caught was a great white shark that weighed an unbelievable 2,664 pounds (1,208.389 kg.). Caught off the coast of Ceduna, Australia, in 1959, it took angler Alfred Dean just 50 minutes to win the fight against this one-ton shark.

Whats the biggest fish in Alabama?

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SPECIES	WEIGHT	LOCATION
Carp, Grass	73 lbs	Guntersville Reservoir
Catfish, Blue (b)	120 lbs 4 oz	Holt Reservoir
Catfish, Channel	40 lbs	Inland Lake
Catfish, Flathead	80 lbs	Alabama River, Selma

How old is a 15 pound bass?

A 15-inch bass might be an average four-year-old, a fast growing three-year-old or a slow growing five-year-old. A typical northern-strain five-pounder might be anywhere between six and 16 years old, McHugh reports.

What state has the biggest largemouth bass?

“California is the number one trophy state for bass exceeding 15 pounds,” says David Swendseid—bass pro and tackle rep from the Golden State.

What is the most common fish in Alabama?

There are a few types of Seatrout, our most abundant fish, that live along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. If it’s on the menu, that’s either the Silver Seatrout or the Sand Seatrout (often called White Trout), with thick, white filets and a taste similar to any freshwater Trout.

How many rods can you fish with in Alabama?

It shall be unlawful for any angler to fish with more than three rods and reels, or poles, or any combination thereof on Weiss Reservoir or Neely Henry lakes at any time.

Are there sturgeon in Alabama?

Globally, there are 27 kinds of sturgeons. In Alabama, we have three residents: the Alabama sturgeon, the Gulf sturgeon and the Lake sturgeon. Each one is rare and protected by state and federal agencies.

How old is a 2 pound crappie?

Crappie Yearly Growth Chart

Age	Length	Weight
1 Year	3-4 Inches	.05 to .1 LB
2 Years	7-8 Inches	.2 LB.
3 Years	9-10 Inches	.5 LB.
4 Years	10-11 Inches	.8 LB.

What’s the biggest largemouth bass ever caught?

22 pounds, 4 ounces
Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry’s Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.

What is the biggest trout ever caught?

Seumas Petrie is the world record holder, with a 44-pound, 5-inch brown trout that measured 38.58 inches long with a 34-inch girth. Petrie caught the trout in Twizel, New Zealand’s (South Island) Ohau Canal on Oct. 27, 2020.