Lake Record Catfish - Entry Thread

[KYKevin]

View attachment 9117Cought on a hot dog first catfish and a nice size pretty proud of her

Those smile's on those little girl's face's say it all

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Great fish Jimmy! Looks like about 5-8 pounds?

 

[scubatim]

Here is my 12 yr old Gdaughter - in Knowles a coupleweeks ago. Caught 4 cats in less than a half hour (about 6 pm) all 3+ lbs. This was the first - 4lb12oz!! Happy girl and YUUUUMMMM!!! (hope the pic posts!!)

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Here is my 12 yr old Gdaughter - in Knowles a coupleweeks ago. Caught 4 cats in less than a half hour (about 6 pm) all 3+ lbs. This was the first - 4lb12oz!! Happy girl and YUUUUMMMM!!! (hope the pic View attachment 9126posts!!)

Picture posted. Nice fish! The girl holding the fish seems a bit concerned that the big catfish is going to wiggle. That's OK I Know how she feels. Good Job catching the fish!

 

[scubatim]

Picture posted. Nice fish! The girl holding the fish seems a bit concerned that the big catfish is going to wiggle. That's OK I Know how she feels. Good Job catching the fish!

Yep - pretty heavy for a small gal!! But she is the real deal fishergirl!!!

 

[birdsnest]

And carp poop....

 

[dhendoo]

Not entering for any records, but this was caught in Rock Creek by my 7 yr old nephew (pictured) 2 yrs ago. He baited his hook with a leftover piece of sausage and cast it off the back of the HB late afternoon. Later that night we checked the rods and his was bent over. Nice little fight.

 

[Lund2025]

The current Lake Record Catfish (24 pounds) was caught in the Colorado River - Not Lake Powell. If you have captured a large catfish (5 pounds or better) please enter a picture and the weight from a certified scale in this thread. I will update the lake record information as the posts come in. If you catch a big catfish in the future near Wahweap, I have a certified scale at my office near Stateline Ramp and the Boat Service Center. Call Wayne at 928 645 2392.

We caught a 6 1/2 lb channel night fishing outside of Hall's on Saturday night but no picture. Will remember that for the future. Is there a certified scale on the Bullfrog end of the lake?

 

[SeaLegs]

My friend David Herzog hauled in this beautiful 12.4# channel cat off the back of our houseboat Wednesday night-Friendship cove. Fish carcass for chum, fish guts for bait. Wish I would have been there to witness that.

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Keep the Catfish reports coming in! I just need to add the current LP Record catfish to this thread so all know it is officially weighed and measured :


Channel Catfish 2020 18.45 pounds, 33 inches, Bruce Fenton, Padre Bay (March 19, 2020)

 

[Dangle Angle 114]

The current Lake Record Catfish (24 pounds) was caught in the Colorado River - Not Lake Powell. If you have captured a large catfish (5 pounds or better) please enter a picture and the weight from a certified scale in this thread. I will update the lake record information as the posts come in. If you catch a big catfish in the future near Wahweap, I have a certified scale at my office near Stateline Ramp and the Boat Service Center. Call Wayne at 928 645 2392.

I know a guy who caught a 15 pounder in the San Juan!

 

[Fursniper]

Dan Murdock caught this 7 pound catfish in Gunsight Canyon on Dec 9, 2020.

 

[Thomas Mansfield]

Kansas Catfish

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Here is the Lake Powell record channel catfish caught by Bruce Fenton March 19, 2020. It weighed 18.45 pounds, 33 inches long. caught in Padre Bay.

 

[wayne gustaveson]

The Lake record Channel Catfish has been broken again. Bruce Fenton's cat was 3 inches longer than Bob Chubb's catch on February 15, 2020. The difference was a huge stomach. Bob's catfish is the new lake record fish. It was weighed on the same scale by the same person (me). The new record weight is 18.85 pounds

Congratulations to Bob Chubb:

 

[KYKevin]

That was a fight, he's got some mussel on that head what a pretty cat. Some body's going to mess around and get a 20 pounder

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Bob decided to release the lake record catfish after it was weighed. So the 18.85 pound cat still swims in Wahweap Bay. I wonder what it will weigh the next time I put it on the scale?

 

[KYKevin]

Bob decided to release the lake record catfish after it was weighed. So the 18.85 pound cat still swims in Wahweap Bay. I wonder what it will weigh the next time I put it on the scale?

Maybe that 20+

 

[Fichefindr]

The old Lake Record Catfish (24 pounds) was caught in the Colorado River - Not Lake Powell. If you have captured a large catfish (5 pounds or better) please enter a picture and the weight from a certified scale in this thread. I will update the lake record information as the posts come in. If you catch a big catfish in the future near Wahweap, I have a certified scale at my office near Stateline Ramp and the Boat Service Center. Call Wayne at 928 645 2392.

*The new record weighs 18.45 pounds, caught in Padre Bay. Caught by Bruce Fenton March 19, 2020. 33 inches long.
The fish was weighed on the certified scale at my office.

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Is there any kind of catfish population below the dam?
Thanks!

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Is there any kind of catfish population below the dam?
Thanks!

I suspect there are some cats downstream but the water is cold and not the best for catching catfish. Does anyone else have any experience fishing in the river for catfish?