Fishing For

Channel catfish

4.0
(1876)
31.8K Catches
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Average Length
1.9 ft
Maximum Length
4.3 ft
Maximum Weight
58.0 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 - 49.2 ft
Temperature Range
50.0 - 88.9 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Channel catfish

4.0
(1)
Sandusky River
Sandusky County, Ohio
381 Catches
4.0
(48)
Lake Erie
Ashtabula County, Ohio
233 Catches
4.0
(15)
Sandusky Bay
Ohio
199 Catches
4.0
(4)
Stoney Creek
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
197 Catches
4.0
(6)
Lynx Lake
Yavapai County, Arizona
176 Catches
4.0
(10)
Monongahela River
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
173 Catches
3.0
(8)
Assiniboine River
Division No. 9, Manitoba
169 Catches
4.0
(32)
Susquehanna River
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
160 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Channel catfish

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1091)
2.4K Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
4.0
(1164)
1.6K Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Liver
4.0
(142)
880 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat
4.0
(120)
621 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Hot Dog
4.0
(149)
486 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms
4.0
(299)
316 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn
4.0
(244)
315 Catches
Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Shrimp (generic)
4.0
(129)
274 Catches

Recently Caught Channel catfish

Corey Stewart

6 hours ago
 • 
Prescott and Russell, Ontario

New personal best channel cat.

Channel catfish
4 lb 7 oz
6
3 likes

Michael Ortiz

4 hours ago
 • 
Adams County, Colorado

Channel catfish
1 lb 6 oz
1
8 likes • 2 comments
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Aiden Galloway

12 hours ago
 • 
Hamilton County, Ohio

Caught some bluegill, cut it up and sent it out there on a circle hook

Channel catfish
20 lb
9 likes • 1 comment

Emory Pumphrey

10 hours ago
 • 
Baldwin County, Alabama

This cat smacked the hotdog, my friends both got cats over 8lb

Channel catfish
3 lb 6 oz
2
5 likes • 1 comment

Toby Sulkes

13 hours ago
 • 
Ottawa County, Ohio

Channel catfish
12 likes

Toby Sulkes

17 hours ago
 • 
Ottawa County, Ohio

Channel catfish
8 likes

Toby Sulkes

17 hours ago
 • 
Ottawa County, Ohio

Channel catfish
9 likes

Jeff Day

21 hours ago
 • 
Cecil County, Maryland

Channel catfish
5 lb 2 oz
1
4 likes
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