Two different views of scarlet tanagers, one of the more dramatically colored birds of the Chicago area, and a big flathead ...

HICKORY, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A father and son reeled in a 47-pound catfish while fishing on Friday. Liam and Bradley Watts caught the flathead catfish around 8 p.m. on Lake Hickory. Photos ...

With more than 35,000 species of fish in the world today, it’s not surprising that there are some deadly ones among them.

Recently, a pending world record for the longest catfish was caught in Italy’s River Po. This fish measured 9 feet, 4 inches long (285 cm)! It is called a Wels catfish and they can be found ...

Alessandro Biancardi with the pending world-record Wels catfish. Courtesy of MADCAT In ... krill, and other small organisms. This means it’s almost impossible to catch them with a rod-and ...

Wels catfish, the type most commonly found in Europe ... My dad thought it was going to be a small one and I told him it didn't feel small when I picked up the rod. 'It was really hard work ...

The wels catfish — the largest freshwater fish in Europe ... As he speaks, the catfish, with its head, wide and flattened, small eyes, two large whiskers and mucous-covered skin, lies still on the ...

Chigboro Farm & Fisheries, which operates the lake where the Wels catfish was caught, said it weighed 143 pounds, likely the largest ever caught in the United Kingdom, according to a Facebook post.

Observing their diet has been particularly intriguing. The Wels Catfish is an opportunistic feeder, consuming a wide range of prey according to Outdoor Life. I’ve documented them eating fish, small ...