An angler from South Philadelphia made the catch of his life Sunday in the Schuylkill River, reeling in a monstrous flathead catfish that weighed in at a whopping 72 1/2 pounds.

A body was found as officials searched the Schuylkill River in Pottstown, in Montgomery County, after a man went missing when his boat capsized as he was fishing on Sunday night, police said.

6 ABC and KYW reported that the body belongs to a 6-foot-tall, 26-year-old man who was fishing with another man in a green boat in the river near the Keim Street bridge when the craft capsized and ...

A South Philadelphia angler explains why he didn't have his potential Pennsylvania state record flathead catfish official weighed.

Invasive snakehead fish found in the Schuylkill River: 'They're not supposed to be here' ... "We catch and release," said AJ Porrino while fishing with his 6-year-old son at the sanctuary.

Daniel Brown, 40, of South Philadelphia, was fishing the morning of June 1 in the Schuylkill River just a few blocks from his home when he caught an enormous flathead.

It is the kind of fishing experience that makes lifelong memories – regardless of age. That was certainly the case for six young anglers from Schuylkill County taking on Lake Ontario about the charter ...

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Daniel Brown, 40, of South Philadelphia, was fishing the morning of June 1 in the Schuylkill River just a few blocks from his home when he caught an enormous flathead.