With flathead catfish spawning season underway and National Catfish Day set for June 25, many Iowans have trophy fish on their minds. National Catfish Day was established in 1987 by President Ronald ...

An Iowa angler who was ice fishing with minnows recently on Lake Manawa was surprised by the “constant power” exhibited by the massive catfish at the end of his line. “The fight was unlike anything ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KCRG) - 60 inches and 105 pounds, that’s the new record for the largest blue catfish to ever be captured in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the behemoth fish ...

George Thompson has been a fishing and hunting guide for more than 20 years. But on Oct. 12 he decided to do a bit of fun fishing with his family instead of guiding clients. Aboard were his two sons, ...

Master Angler Gavin Campbell had quite the catch from an icy Iowa lake. Using live minnow bait, fisherman Gavin Campbell pulled a “monster” flathead catfish through the ice of Lake Manawa on Jan. 31, ...

Iowa biologists conducting a recent survey on the Missouri River hauled up a very pregnant flathead catfish that weighed 72.4 pounds before it was released. The massive fish was less than nine pounds ...

A Nebraska man caught a record-breaking 105-pound blue catfish in the Missouri River near Council Bluffs, Iowa. The 60-inch fish is the largest blue catfish ever caught in Iowa, breaking a record from ...

A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Rep. Ray “Bubba” Sorensen, R-Greenfield, sponsored the bill to have the ...