A member of the American catfish genus Ictalurus, channel catfish have a top-end size of about 40–50 pounds (18–23 kg). The world record channel catfish weighed 58 pounds, and was taken from the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina, on July 7, 1964. read more
The channel catfish is the official fish of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee. Catfish never stop growing; the larger the fish the older it usually is. The natural predator list for an adult channel catfish is small. It mainly consists of large flathead catfish and muskies. read more