FLATHEAD CATFISH
FISH FOR FLATHEADS
Best Fishing Waters - Flathead Catfish
Species overview, identification, habitat, life history (North American Catfishes chapter from PA Fishes book)
INTERACTIVE MAPS
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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Strategic Plan for Management of Channel Catfish and Flathead Catfish in Pennsylvania 2013-2017
FEATURE ARTICLES FROM PA ANGLER & BOATER MAGAZINE
Fishing Patterns for Flathead & Channel Catfish
Flathead Catfish Tricenarians of the Three Rivers
CAUGHT IN PA
Ryan Harsh caught and released this flathead catfish from the Shenango Reservoir. The catfish was 38 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches.
Mark Smith with a 39 pound catfish caught from the Monongahela River
Peter Roy with 17 pound catfish caught from the Allegheny River