Texas Men Noodle Potential Record-Breaking 98-Pound Catfish Two Texas anglers recently caught an absolutely giant flathead catfish—using only their hands.

The world record for the biggest catfish ever caught was a flathead catfish called a Mekong catfish. These giant catfish live in the dusky waters of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

If there's such a thing as an “everyman’s fish", it would be the catfish. Here are some of the biggest catfish ever caught in North America.

These Texas anglers went through "complete chaos" to catch massive catfish.

A Missouri angler has broken a more than decade-old catfish record in Kansas by nearly 20 pounds. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reports on its website ...

A Texas fisherman just set a new record for Lake Corpus Christi after catching a 207-pound alligator gar, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

An angler reeled in a 118-pound blue catfish while fishing in Tennessee, photos show. It could set a new state record for largest caught.

According to IGFA, the world record white catfish weighed 19 pounds, 5 ounces, and was caught in 2005. However, the California record outweighs the world record by more than two and a half pounds.

Two fishermen in Texas caught a 98.7-pound catfish while noodling at Lake Tawakoni, photos show. They grabbed it with their bare hands.

Two fishermen in Texas caught a 98.7-pound catfish while noodling at Lake Tawakoni, photos show. They grabbed it with their bare hands.

Two fishermen in Texas caught a 98.7-pound catfish while noodling at Lake Tawakoni, photos show. They grabbed it with their bare hands.

An angler reeled in a 118-pound blue catfish while fishing in Tennessee, photos show. It could set a new state record for largest caught.