Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife State Record Fish Listing AMBER ALERT But when you're done reading it, click the close button in the corner to dismiss this alert. 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago guys were catching fish that were 50+ years old. He’d been hunting for the record ever since his uncle held it between 2011-2016. Flathead catfish are sometimes called shovelheads because of the shape of their heads. A potential state record fish must be identified by a Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism district fisheries biologist or regional fisheries supervisor. The all-tackle world record white cat weighed 19 pounds 5 ounces and was caught in California on May 7, 2005. Gallagher was fishing with a cricket in the Clark County waters of the Ohio River on Aug. 15, when he reeled in the 10 inch, 0.36 pound fish. Remembering Richard Affolter and his record flathead catch. Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means. In July of 2010, Greg Bernal hooked a blue catfish that had stood as the world record up until the record-breaker we have just covered. To qualify for consideration as a state record, the fish must have been caught in Kentucky waters by rod and reel or on a pole and line. Current Ohio Record Fish Ohio’s All-Tackle State Record Fish The Ohio record fish list is maintained by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee. I dont think the waters grow that caliber of catfish anymore. The catfishing world exploded with chatter on June 18, 2011 with talk of a new world record blue catfish, much larger than the previous largest catfish ever caught. Santa Rosa angler Marvin Griffin hauled in a flathead catfish weighing nearly 70 pounds and measuring 47 inches long. The links in the below table go to photos of either the record fish or a recent past record fish. The white catfish is native to the east coast from Florida to New York. There hasn't been this many new state records since 2002, when there were 10. Marvin Griffin of Santa Rosa County recently broke the Florida state record for flathead catfish by reeling in a 69-pound monster. I think the odds are better that the world record will not be broken, and a lot of state records will not be broken. The new world record blue catfish was caught Saturday night June 18th 2011 at John H. Kerr-Buggs Island Lake near Clarksville Virginia. FREEPORT Somewhere, beneath the pontoon boats that cruise Clendening Lake, may lurk a new state record flathead catfish. A photograph purportedly showing a 736-pound catch adds to the collection of urban legends about monstrously large catfish. A sharp, color photo must accompany the application. Catfish Caught in Susquehanna River Sets New PA Record YORK COUNTY, Pa. — An angler has set the new state record for reeling in a massive flathead catfish from the Susquehanna River. Most Recent World Record Catfish.