Channel Catfish Fishing Records

All Tackle World Record

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
58	Santee-Cooper Reservoir, South Carolina, USA	Jul-07-1964	W. Whaley

Line Class Men’s World Records

Line Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	21.5	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	Aug-25-2001	Ted R. Ellenbecker
4	18.25	Red River, North Dakota, USA	Sep-14-2018	Ted R. Ellenbecker
6	25	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	Aug-08-2004	Ted R. Ellenbecker
8	45	St. Croix River, Wisconsin, USA	Sep-18-1993	Hector Perez
12	37.625	La Due Reservoir, Ohio, USA	Aug-15-1992	Gus Gronowski
16	44	Irvine Lake, California, USA	Oct-12-1995	David Heine
20	17.75	Lockport, Manitoba, Canada	Jun-06-2016	William Gislason
30	24	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	May-15-2015	Gerald J.F. Hoy
50	33	Snake River, Nebraska, USA	Aug-15-1986	Johnnie Cunning
80	40.625	Merritt Reservoir, Nebraska, USA	Sep-09-1989	John Snelling

Line Class Women’s World Records

Line Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	10	Pond, South Dakota, USA	Jun-29-2021	Jori Ellenbecker
4	34.5	Merritt Reservoir, Nebraska, USA	Jun-26-1988	Lynn Stockall
6	13.125	West Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Aug-19-2017	Emily Rose Hanzlik
8	10	Family Park, South Dakota, USA	28-Sep-2020	Jori Ellenbecker
12	18.8125	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	Sep-02-2021	Kiana Mercredi
16	18.625	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	Sep-02-2021	Christine Blanco
20	43.25	Kaweah Lake, California, USA	Dec-03-1995	Roxie Davenport
30	41.5	Snake River, Nebraska, USA	Aug-11-1986	Heather Cunning

Tippet Class Men’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2 (tie)	12.5	Trailer Lake, Alabama, USA	Jul-05-1998	Troy Beatty
2 (tie)	12.5	Auburn, Alabama, USA	Mar-22-2002	George P. Mann
4	31.25	Conecuh River, Alabama, USA	Aug-31-2016	Jason A. Schall
6	18	Auburn, Alabama, USA	Jun-24-2009	George P. Mann
8	25.5	Conecuh River, Alabama, USA	Aug-29-2015	Jason A. Schall
12	34.25	Conecuh River, Alabama, USA	Aug-29-2015	Jason A. Schall
16	23.5	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	May-13-1992	Kastaway Kulis
20	28	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	May-12-1992	Kastaway Kulis

Tippet Class Women’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class (lbs)	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
2	2.1875	Local Drainage Canal, Loxahatchee, Florida, USA	Aug-06-2022	Emily Rose Hanzlik
4	5.0625	Local Drainage Canal, Loxahatchee, Florida, USA	Aug-15-2022	Emily Rose Hanzlik
6	4.25	Union, Kentucky, USA	Jul-31-2021	Elyse Weston

Junior World Records (Ages 11-16)

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
22.5	Red River, Manitoba, Canada	Sep-02-2021	Kyla Marquez
28.25	Lake Ontario, New York, USA	Apr-28-2020	Gavin Murphy

Smallfry World Records (Ages 10 and Under)

Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
21	Assiniboine River, Manitoba, Canada	May-16-2001	Shaylee Wolsey
22	Lake Sonoma, California, USA	Sep-24-2000	Campbell Kelley

All Tackle Length World Record

Length (cm)	Location	Date	Angler
90	Lake Berryessa, California, USA	Oct-22-2018	Timothy R. Little
90	Lake Ontario, New York, USA	Apr-23-2019	Eric B. Scordo

Fly Tackle Length World Records

Length (cm)	Location	Date	Angler
65	Lake Granbury, Texas, USA	Nov-03-2022	Barry Osborn

State Fishing Records

State	Weight (lbs)	Location	Date	Angler
South Carolina	58	Lake Moultrie	1964	W.H. Whaley
South Dakota	55	James River	May-18-1949	Roy Groves
California	53.5	San Joaquin River	Sep-22-2008	Randall Gilgert, Jr
Mississippi	51.75	Lake Tom Bailey	May-31-1997	Tom Edwards
Illinios	45.25	Baldwin Lake	Aug-11-1995	NA
Georgia	44.75	Altamaha River	May-18-1972	Bobby M. Smithwick
Florida	44.5	Lake Bluff	May-19-1985	Joe Purvis
Wiscoinsin	44	Wisconsin River	1962	NA
Hawaii	43.8125	Lake Wilson, O’ahu	Mar-24-1974	Dayton Miyamura
Colorado	43.38	Aurora Reservoir	2010	Jessica Walton
North Dakota	42.0625	Moon Lake	Jul-25-2009	Tina Willis
Nebraska	41.5	Merritt Reservoir	Jul-26-1985	John Cunning
Tennessee	41	Fall Creek Falls Lake	Jul-30-1982	Clint Walters, Jr.
Alabama	40	Inland Lake	Jun-17-1967	Donald R. Cox
Michigan	40	Houghton Lake	1960	Dick Latarski
Iowa	38.13	Missouri River	Jun-11-2005	Dustin Curtis
Arkansas	38	Lake Ouachita	Jun-03-1989	Joe Holleman
Minnesota	38	Mississippi River	Feb-16-1975	NA
Washington	37.7	Lake Terrell	Aug-20-2019	Cole Abshere
Ohio	37.65	LaDue Reservoir	Aug. 15, 1992	Gus J. Gronowski
Indiana	37.5	County Lake	1980	Randy E. Jones
Kansas	36.5	Mined Land	Jun-03-2003	Rick Barnow
New Mexico	36.5	Stubblefield Lake	Apr-12-1999	Julie Kulhan
Oregon	36.5	McKay Reservoir	1980	Boone Haddock
Texas	36.5	Pedernales River	Mar-7-1965	Mrs. Joe Cockrell
Oklahoma	35.9375	Taft Lake	Sep-11-2005	Gary Doak Jr.
Vermont	35.9188	Lake St. Catherine	Jun-28-2012	Robert Scott
New York	35.75	Black River	May-08-2022	Bailey Williams
Arizona	35.25	Colorado River	1952	Wando L. Tull
New York	35.1875	Lake Ontario	Apr-29-2017	Eric Scordo
Montana	35.18	Colstrip Surge Pond	Jul-07-2019	John D. Smith
Pennsylvania	35.1562	Lehigh Canal	1991	Austin E. Roth III
Missouri	34.625	Lake Jacomo	Oct-12-1976	Gerald Siebenmorgen
West Virginia	33.38	Patterson Creek	1993	Johnny Weatherholtz, Jr.
New Jersey	33.1875	Lake Hopatcong	1978	Howard Hudson
Idaho	32.9	CJ Strike Reservoir	Jun-16-2022	Cody Kastner
Utah	32.5	Utah Lake	1978	LeRoy Mortensen
Nevada	32.4375	South Fork Reservoir	Jun-27-2011	Scott Barrett
Kentucky	32	Ohio River	May-26-2004	Kyle Estep
Virginia	32	Lake Chesdin	Apr-28-1980	Hugh Wyatt
Louisiana	30.31	Minor’s Can./Intracoastal	Aug-1977	Harold W. Clubb
Conneticut	29.375	Mashapaug Lake	2004	Appleton Barrows
Wyoming	28.52	Flaming Gorge Reservoir	Jun-24-2017	Christian Cosby
Maryland	27.9	Upper Potomac River	Jul-5-2004	Steven Trent Abell
Massachusettes	26.5	Ashfield Lake	1989	Dana Dodge
North Carolina	26.00	Neuse River	Jul-17-2021	Taner Rudolph
Delaware	23.375	NA	1992	William Ridgley
New Hampshire	15.33	Connecticut River	Aug-29-2020	Matthew Smith