Florida State Record Flathead Catfish
The fish was caught by lavon nowling of harold in santa.
Florida state record flathead catfish. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69 9 pounds measuring 48 5 inches long with a girth of 38 25. A florida angler has set a state record with the catch of a 69 3 pound flathead catfish that measured 47 inches and boasted a girth of 34 25 inches. Santa rosa county fla. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69 9 pounds.
Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69 9 pounds measuring 48 5 inches long with a girth of 38 25. Wctv biologists from the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission confirmed a new state record flathead catfish catch. Nowling caught the flathead catfish on rod and reel using live bait in the yellow river a 92 mile long river which winds through florida s okaloosa santa rosa and walton counties in the. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc fisheries biologists certified a new state record flathead catfish weighing 69 9 pounds measuring 48 5 inches long with a girth of 38 25.
Wfla an angler from santa rosa county smashed a state record when he reeled in the largest flathead catfish ever caught and recorded in the state of florida florida fish and. Marvin griffin of santa rosa landed the behemoth. The state record for flathead catfish in florida was only a year old when lavon nowling broke it recently. Fwc says the fish weighs 69 9 pounds measures.
