The Record Channel Catfish For Every State In America

The Channel Catfish is one of America's most popular gamefish. Channel catfish swim in ponds, rivers, lakes, and creeks making them accessible to anglers across the country.

Channel catfish are known for their strong sense of smell, spunky attitude, and delicious flavor.

Here are the largest channel catfish ever recorded from every state in America:

StateWeightAnglerLakeYearAlabama40 lbsDonald R. Cox, OneontaInland Lake1967AlaskaN/AN/AN/AN/AArizona33 lb. 5 ozCarson PeteUpper Lake Mary2017Arkansas38 lbs., 0 oz.Joe HollemanLake Ouachita1989California53 lbs 8 ozRandall Gilgert Jr.San Joaquin River2008Colorado43 lbs 5 ozJessica WaltonAurora Resrvoir2010Connecticut23 lbs 6 ozAppleton BarrowsMashapaug Lake2004DelawareN/AN/AN/AN/AFlorida44 lbs 8 ozJoe PurvisUnknown1985Georgia44 lb 12 ozBobby SmithwickAltamaha River1972Hawaii43 lbs 13 ozDayton MiyamuraLake Wilson, O'ahu1974Idaho31lbsJames StackhouseRiverside Pond2018Illinois45 lbs 4 ozTodd BaumeyerBaldwin Lake1987Indiana37 lbs 8 ozRandy JonesLake, Vanderburgh County1980Iowa38 lbs 2 ozDustin JonesMissouri River2005Kansas36 lbs 8 ozRick BarnowMined Land Wildlife Area2003Kentucky32 lbsKyle EstepOhio River2004Louisiana55 lbsCraig DurbinRed River2008Maine37 lbs 10 ozCole AbshereLake Terrell2019Maryland29 lbs 10 ozKevin KernUpper Potomac River1997Massachusetts26 lb 8ozN/AAshfield Lake1989Michigan40 lbsN/AHoughton Lake1964Minnesota38 LBSN/AMississippi River1975Mississippi51 lbs 12 ozTom EdwardsLake Tom Bailey1997Missouri34 lbs 10 ozGerald SiebenmorgenLake Jacomo1976Montana34 lbs 8 ozDan DavenportFort Peck Reservoir2009Nebraska41 lbs 8 ozJohn CunningMerritt Reservoir1985Nevada21 lbs 8 ozDennis ClarkVirginia Lake2013New Hampshire12 lbs 5 ozDave KellamConnecticut River2014New Jersey33 lbs 3 ozHoward HudsonLake Hopatcong1978New Mexico36 lbs 8 ozJulie KulhanStubblefield Lake1999New York32 lb 12 ozJulie KulhanN/ANorth Carolina23 lbs 4 ozE.J. BowdenCity Lake1970North Dakota42 lbs 1 ozTina WillisMoon Lake2009Ohio37 lbs 8 ozGus J. GronowskiLaDue Reservoir1992Oklahoma35 lbs 15 ozGary Doak Jr.Taft Lake2005Oregon37 lbs 8 ozBoone HaddockMcKay Reservoir1980Pennsylvania35 lbs 3 ozAustin E. RothLehigh Canal1991Rhode IslandN/AN/AN/AN/ASouth Carolina58 lbsW.H. WhaleyLake Moultrie1964South Dakota30 lbs 1 ozDrew MatthewsFarm Pond2019Tennessee41 lbsClint Walters, Jr.Fall Creek Falls Lake1982Texas36 lbs 8 ozMrs. Joe CockrellPedernales River1965Utah32 lbs. 8 oz.LeRoy MortensenUtah Lake1978Vermont35 pounds, 15 ouncesRobert ScottLake St. Catherine2012Virginia32 lbsHugh WyattLake Chesdin1980Washington37 lbs 11 ozCole AbshereLake Terrell2019West Virginia33 lbs 7 ozMichael SearsPatterson Creek2005Wisconsin44 lbsN/AWisconsin River1962Wyoming28 lbs 8 ozChristian Cosby.Flaming Gorge Reservoir2019