Man catches 95-pound record-breaking flathead catfish in Oklahoma
Updated: 6:17 PM EDT May 28, 2024
A man recently caught a massive, record-breaking flathead catfish at Pine Creek Reservoir in Oklahoma.Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials said Bradly Courtright caught a 95-pound flathead catfish at the lake on a trotline. They said it was the largest flathead ever caught in Pine Creek.ODWC officials added that the catfish is almost 20 pounds larger than the rod-and-reel record. The catch, however, was 11 pounds short of the unrestricted division record, which was caught on a trot line in 1977 in Wister Reservoir.
A man recently caught a massive, record-breaking flathead catfish at Pine Creek Reservoir in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials said Bradly Courtright caught a 95-pound flathead catfish at the lake on a trotline. They said it was the largest flathead ever caught in Pine Creek.
ODWC officials added that the catfish is almost 20 pounds larger than the rod-and-reel record. The catch, however, was 11 pounds short of the unrestricted division record, which was caught on a trot line in 1977 in Wister Reservoir.
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A 95-pound flathead catfish was recently caught at Pine Creek Reservoir in McCurtain County.