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 ...

Wels catfish, which are native to Eastern Europe, can grow up to 10 feet long. On a small island below, in the Tarn River, pigeons wandered about, oblivious to the group of wels catfish moving ...