Record #:

6845

Author(s):

Jenkins, Greg

Abstract:

On June 19, 2004, the North Carolina record for a blue catfish caught on a hook and line was broken at Lake Norman. The catfish weighed eighty-five pounds and measured 51 and one-half inches long and 35 and one-half inches in girth. The record fish was certified by a biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The largest blue catfish on record weighed 116.12 pounds and was caught in the Mississippi River in Arkansas.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 9, Sept 2004, p35, il

Subject(s):

Catfishes--Lake Norman; Catfish fishing--Lake Norman