Florida Catfish Record

The state record for flathead catfish in florida was only a year old when lavon nowling broke it recently.

Florida catfish record. Photo courtesy of florida fish and wildlife conservation commission florida has a new state record for flathead catfish with the report of a 70 pounder caught on the same river as the previous record. A florida angler reeled in the largest flathead catfish in the state s history. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69 9 pounds measuring 48 5 inches long with a girth of 38 25. The florida fish and wildlife conservation commission said lavon.

Wvlt wtsp a florida angler reeled in the. The last state record flathead catfish was caught in 2019 on the same river and weighed 69 3 pounds. Fwc by maggie gregg. Florida fisherman hooks state record with 70 pound catfish.

Nowling s catch was 48 5 inches long and 38 25 inches wide. I was in the right place at the right time a state record catch is a once in a lifetime achievement for an angler. Florida man reels in record breaking catfish a florida angler reeled in the largest flathead catfish in the state s history. 31 2020 at 7 40 pm edt santa rosa county fla.

Wfla an angler from santa rosa county smashed a state record when he reeled in the largest flathead catfish ever caught and recorded in the state of florida florida fish and.