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In May of 2023, Pennsylvania's Jeremy Bicking was out bowfishing in the evening on Lake Champlain and took a gar that weighed 18.6 pounds.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has certified a new channel catfish state record. On May 21, 2023, Justin Hall of Reidsville reeled in a 27 lb. 7

REIDSVILLE — Justin Hall has hooked some serious bragging rights.

Justin Hall said his teen son reeled in the record-setting catfish but threw it back because he was unaware of the record.

RALEIGH - The NC Wildlife Resources Commission says a new channel catfish state record is set.

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has certified a new channel catfish state record. On May 21, 2023, Justin Hall of Reidsville reeled in a 27 lb.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Justin Hall of Reidsville, N.C., has been fishing a local farm pond near his Rockingham County home for years, but he rarely caught c ...

North Carolina Channel Catfish State Record Broken RALEIGH, N.C. – It took 50 years and one ounce to break the current state record for a channel catfish, but John Stone, of Pinehurst, now holds the new record after catching a 23-pound, 5-ounce catfish from a private pond in Moore County last September. The previous record holder was E.J. Bowden, of Rocky Mount, who caught his record-breaking channel catfish back in 1970 while fishing City Lake with his then 5-year-old son Louis. Stone, who ...

Man breaks 50-year-old channel catfish record     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WLOS) — The former North Carolina state record for a channel catfish held steady for 50 years, but the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reported Jan. 20 that a Pinehurst man broke that record last September. John Stone, of Pinehurst, now holds the new record after catching a 23-pound, 5-ounce catfish from a private pond in Moore County on Sept. 22, 2020. The previous record holder was E.J. Bowden, of Rocky Mount...

Many anglers will look back on 2020 as a good year. Maybe it was the nice weather, mild runoff season, or all the COVID-19 restrictions that drove more anglers outside this year. Whatever the reason, it is obvious that 2020 had a lot of big fish stories. As manager of Idaho’s State Record Fish Program, I am reviewing my five favorite records from a great year. This is not a complete list - just my personal favorites. You can see the complete lists, or check out more artic...