In an exciting turn of events for conservationists, six giant catfish—one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater ...

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) are two native North American catfish species. Blue catfish are the largest catfish in the US and reach sexual maturity at ...

Looking at the catfish, researchers quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Hypancistrus yudja, or the Yudjá armored catfish. Yudjá armored catfish are considered “small ...

Brown trout are native to Europe and Asia but were introduced to North America in the late 1800s. The next fish on our list is the other catfish species in Ohio. Channel catfish are smaller than ...

Since the IGFA doesn’t recognize fish that were landed by multiple anglers (the rules dictate that only one person can touch the rod during the battle), we’ll move down the list to another giant ...