Related: Giant Wels Catfish Beach Themselves While Hunting Pigeons The wels also inspires a nearly cultlike following of anglers obsessed with catching and releasing a specimen that’s ...

A fisherman in England landed a 133-pound wels catfish at a catch-and-release pay lake in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, that apparently would qualify as a British record, and by a lot. The catch by ...

An angler caught the gigantic wels catfish in the murky waters of the River Po, in Italy, where the previous world record for the largest catfish was set just 2 months ago. When you purchase ...

Varied species of catfish can be found around the globe. They are divided into 33 families, 400 generas, and more than 3,000 ...

Italian angler Alessandro Biancardi shocked the catfishing world this week with an absolutely massive Wels catfish he caught from Italy’s River Po. Measuring over nine feet long (285cm), Biancardi’s ...

While biologists aren't yet calling the fish pests, they are puzzled by boom. Jan. 20, 2013— -- The enormous wels catfish is rapidly expanding in German waters. The fish can grow up to 10 ...

Anglers know Spain’s River Ebro as the “catfish capital of Europe” because of its giant wels catfish. English fisherman Ditch Ballard provided another story for that legendary river when he hooked a ...

A pro fisherman in Italy reeled in a massive wels catfish, which could set a new world record for length. Photo provided by MADCAT. An Italian angler could soon be a new world record holder after ...