An Italian angler made the catch of his life this week, hauling in a 280-pound catfish from the Po River (above, the angler can be seen catching a slightly smaller catfish in 2013). There are some monster trout in that river. The Channel Catfish is one of America’s most popular gamefish. 5. His catch beats the standing Connecticut state record of 23 pounds 9 ounces, caught by Kendall Owens in 2011. 3. and this post from one Pennsylvania man: "I just caught my biggest … “This is my first time musky fishing in probably five years and I caught the biggest fish I’ll ever catch in my life. 14. Albacore. 24 ¼" 20" Sam LaManna: Lake Powell: BASS, Smallmouth: 1996: 7 lbs. 6 oz. oz. American Eel. 46.5" Atlantis Canyon. 68. 2 oz. The biggest recorded taimen was caught in the Kotui River in Russia, and measured 2.1 m (6.9 ft) and weighed 105 kg (231 lb). Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught; lbs. If your record is not listed here, please contact us right away at deep.inland.fisheries@ct.gov. Channel catfish swim in ponds, rivers, lakes, and creeks making them accessible to anglers across the country. 'That's the biggest fish we have ever pulled in': 198-pound alligator gar caught in the Brazos River Julian Gill , Houston Chronicle April 11, 2019 Updated: April 12, 2019 9:46 a.m. Connecticut Freshwater Record Fish. It falls short, however, of the 28-pound, 8-ounce world record , which was caught in Maryland on January 2, 2015 by Kenneth Westerfeld of Bayside, New York. 2012. Some sources claim the largest is the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of America's Pacific Northwest, although this … Channel catfish are known for their strong sense of smell, spunky attitude, and delicious flavor. We’ve heard about some Big Fish caught this week in the Connecticut River.A client of fly fishing guide Bill Bernhardt, hooked, landed, and released a huge brown on a drift just a couple of days ago. Harvest Category (Weight) | Catch and Release (Length) The link within the common name column opens the state record photos page northern pike, tying a 40-year-old state record Massive Fish: a Connecticut woman caught a 29 lb. Species Year Weight Length Girth Angler Location Photo; BASS, Largemouth: 1974: 10 lbs. On a fishing website, the Bass Barn, expletives were in order about the catch: plenty of "Wows" and "Awesomes!" The enormous fish, identified as a Warsaw grouper, was caught using a hook and line December 29 in about 600 feet of water, according to the FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. OMR has guided several days this week on the Trophy Stretch and the fishing was very good. John Dagon.