Adults range in size from less than a pound to hundreds of pounds. We facilitate and provide opportunity for all citizens to use, enjoy, and learn about these resources. State Record: 34 lbs 10 oz. The Missouri rod-and-reel state record weighed 130 pounds and was caught from the lower Missouri River in 2010. Whether any or all of Missouri's three major catfish records will be broken anytime soon is anybody's guess. Call 1-800-392-1111 to report poaching and arson Find local MDC conservation agents, consultants, education specialists, and regional offices.The Missouri state AND world record catch for blue catfish was broken in 2010. The huge blue cat also stands to topple the standing World Record by 4 pounds.The fish measured 57 inches in length, and 45 inches in girth. They will generally eat anything that can get in their mouth.
Free to residents of Missouri.We protect and manage the fish, forest, and wildlife of the state. The current Buggs Island 143 pound fish was certified as a record catfish and broke the existing world record by an impressive thirteen pounds and also certifies as the new Virginia state record blue catfish.. Missouri State Record Blue Catfish A Probable New World Record: St. Louis, Missouri — It’s not every day you go out to fish on the waters of the Missouri River and come back swimming in a media frenzy. A man fishing with his girlfriend Tuesday morning landed a new Missouri state record -- and likely new world record -- blue catfish, pulling in the 130-pound behemoth from the Missouri River. Channel catfish. The world-record blue catfish was caught in 2011 from John Kerr Reservoir in Virginia and weighed 143 pounds. CATFISH, BLUE 102.8 lbs. Montrose Lake gave up the state record flathead catfish. Their strongest sense is smell which they use to locate potential food sources. Catfish in Missouri. Due to an MDC oversight, this record was certified although the fish was taken by a method not allowed for that species at that location. MOconservation 56,980 views. Blue: 120-4, John Paul Nichols, Holt Reservoir, 3/9/2012 Of course it could happen if, like Greg Bernal, you manage to topple a Missouri state — and quite probably a world —record.
The fish can live to 20 years. 38 inches Rod & Reel w/fish entrails Mined Land, WA-Cherokee Co. 06/03/03 RickBarnow, Humboldt CATFISH, FLATHEAD 123 lbs. 3:02. - NC STATE RECORD BROKEN 2 TIMES IN 24HRS - Duration: 12:52. Of course it could happen if, like Greg Bernal, you manage to topple a Missouri state — and quite probably a world —record. However, the new official world-record blue - at 121 pounds, 8 ounces an absurdly huge leviathan - came from Texas' Lake Texoma, a reservoir.