trophy catfish Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Raleigh native catches fish of a lifetime

Twenty three-year-old avid outdoorsman William Adams caught this massive flathead catfish around 3 AM on Tuesday, Sept. 7th in Raleigh, N.C. […]

Four Oaks angler catches new N.C. state record blue catfish

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Rocky Baker caught the new North Carolina state record blue catfish while fishing in the Roanoke River on July 10, 2021. […]

Upstate angler catches 103-pound catfish at Santee

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Brad McCall was fishing in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club tournament out of Blacks Camp on Feb. 20, 2021 when he caught a 103-pound Arkansas blue catfish. […]

Pinehurst angler catches new NC state record channel catfish

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John Stone of Pinehurst, N.C. has officially broken the North Carolina state record channel catfish record with his 23-pound, 5-ounce fish he caught from a private pond in Moore County. […]

Carolina Sportsman’s Top 20 stories of 2020

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With 2020 behind us, we’d like to share our Top 20 most-read stories of the past 12 months. […]

110+ pound blue catfish is new Georgia state record

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Tim Trone caught Georgia’s new state record blue catfish, a 110-pound, 6-ounce fish, on the Chattahoochee River during an Oct. 17 catfish tournament. […]

Darlington angler catches 84-pound catfish at Santee

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Darlington S.C.’s Charlie Weatherford caught his biggest catfish yet, an 84-pound Arkansas blue while fishing at Santee on Sept. 13, 2020. […]

Lake Gaston angler catches new N.C. state record blue catfish

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Joey Baird of Gasburg, Va. is the new North Carolina state record holder for blue catfish after landing the beast the night of July 5 on Lake Gaston. […]