What is the biggest catfish caught in the Cape Fear River?
Brian Newberger holds the state record flathead catfish, a 78-pounder from the Cape Fear River on Sept. 17, 2005.
What can you catch in the Cape Fear River?
The Cape Fear River provides good fishing for largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish and American and hickory shad. Spring is the peak season for catching largemouth bass in the river. Largemouth bass up to 8 pounds have been caught in the river but usually range between 1½ to 3 pounds.
Where was the biggest catfish caught in North Carolina?
Rocky Baker of Four Oaks broke the blue catfish record with a 127-pound, 1-ounce whopper caught July 10 on the Roanoke River. It was 60 inches long and 40 ¼ inches wide and was weighed at EZ Bait and Tackle in Goldsboro.
What is the world record flathead catfish?
123 lb 9 oz
The world angling record flathead catfish was caught May 14, 1998, from Elk City Reservoir, Kansas, and weighed 123 lb 9 oz (56.0 kg).
What is the world record blue catfish?
26 pounds, 4 ounces
According to the International Game Fish Assn., the 12-pound tippet record for blue catfish stands at 26 pounds, 4 ounces. That fish was caught in Florida’s Escambia River in 2018.
Where are the largest Wels catfish?
The largest accurate weight was 144 kg (317 lb) for a 2.78 m (9 ft 1 in) long specimen from the Po Delta in Italy.
Can you eat catfish out of the Cape Fear River?
Eating Safe Fish From Our Waters. There is a fish consumption advisory for mercury in fish caught from the Cape Fear River that includes wild-caught catfish, large mouth bass, and striped bass. Farm-raised catfish are not under a mercury advisory.
What is the largest catfish caught in South Carolina?
Catfish Family
| Fish Species | Weight | Angler’s Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Bullhead | 6-6.3 | Irmo, SC |
| Channel* | 58-0 | Pineville, SC |
| Flathead | 84-9.6 | Hanahan, SC |
| White | 12-2.9 | West Columbia, SC |
What’s the biggest catfish caught in North Carolina?
According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the record holder for biggest catfish is a blue catfish, weighing in at 117 pounds, 8 ounces, caught on June 11. But Brewington doesn’t consider the catch a loss.
How big was the catfish Riahn Brewington caught?
Equipped with only a small rod, Wilmington, North Carolina, resident Riahn Brewington struggled as he tried to pull out a fish from Cape Fear River last week. He caught a catfish, but not just any catfish: a giant catfish that weighed more than 112 pounds.
How big is the biggest catfish in the world?
According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the record holder for biggest catfish is a blue catfish, weighing in at 117 pounds, 8 ounces, caught on June 11. But Brewington doesn’t consider the catch a loss. He released the massive creature in hopes of catching a bigger version of him again someday.