LAWRENCE, Kan. — A man made quite a catch while fishing in the Kansas River just after midnight on Tuesday. Travis Fager reeled in a Flathead Catfish that weighed in at 62 pounds.

Colin Lund earns Fish of the Week for a big flathead catfish (first one sent in this year) caught from the Kankakee River on Monday.

We knew we had something." Wherley has been fishing for flathead catfish on the Susquehanna for about 15 years. He knew of the previous record holder, a 56-pound catfish caught in May 2020.

A Franklin County, Pennsylvania, man caught a record-breaking 66-pound flathead catfish on the Susquehanna River section known as Lake Aldred.

Lloyd Tanner, of Hobart, Indiana, was fishing on the St. Joe River early on Sunday, May 29, when he caught the 53.33-pound record-breaking fish.

Anglers wondering just how big the invading newcomer flathead catfish may eventually get in the Susquehanna River have a new benchmark.

On Thursday, Erik Brztowski messaged about the 40.32-pound flathead catfish he caught overnight from the Fox River on an 8-inch bluegill. Brztowski was fishing with his friend Ryan Whalen.

Fishing for flathead catfish is not a delicate sport. Quite the opposite. Use braided line with monofilament leaders.

A Franklin County, Pennsylvania, man caught a record-breaking 66-pound flathead catfish on the Susquehanna River section known as Lake Aldred.