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Flathead (Yellow) Catfish Caught in Alabama

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Flathead Catfish over 30 pounds or 38 inches may qualify for a Master Angler Certificate.
Flathead Catfish over 50 pounds or 44 inches may qualify for a Trophy Angler Certificate.

	Noal T Heuer caught this flathead catfish in Lake Weiss on July 14, 2011, while bass fishing with a Carolina rig. I bet he thought it was a record bass!
	Jeff Shirley caught this flathead catfish on the Alabama River in June of 2010
Allen Sivley wrangled this Guntersville tailrace flathead catfish on eight-pound test line.	Melissa McVay caught this flathead on the Alabama River in September of 2010
Biologist Ken Weathers took this picture of the head of a flathead catfish to show where it received its common name.	Rob Andress holds a flathead catfish collected in the Choctawhatchee River in May of 2010. Flathead catfish are not native to the Choctawhatchee, and anglers are urged to harvest what they catch.
Jamie Judge caught this 93 pound flathead catfish on a trotline on Jones Bluff in June 2009.	Flathead Catfish Al Kelley, Mayor of Millbrook, caught this 29-1/2 pound flathead catfish from the Alabama River using 8 pound test line. Harold Hogan is on the left, and Al Kelley is on the right.
On Good Friday in 2008, Casey Smith caught this flathead catfish on Lake Weiss.	Stephen Browing hooked this 51-inch flathead catfish in Wheeler Lake while throwing a Rapala DT10 in a "hot mustard" color during 2009.
Steve and Matt Rogers caught this 29-pound flathead from Jordan Lake in June of 2007 using a trot line.	Allan Andress holds a big flathead catfish caught from the Alabama River during May.

Gene Smith caught this flathead catfish from Lake Weiss during May of 2006.

These flathead catfish were caught during the morning of April 27, 2003. They were caught in the tailrace behind the dam of the Chattahoochee River by using live shad. The 8 flatheads weighed in at 130 lbs (largest 27 lbs).

Certified Master and Trophy Flathead Catfish