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 ...

There are more than 3,000 types of catfish around the world, and 30 in the US alone. Here's a rundown of the key species for anglers.

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.

Europe's Wels catfish has to be one of the most intriguing freshwater fish in the world. Individuals can grow to monstrous sizes, proven to measure as long as nine feet and weigh 400 pounds or more in ...

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In its native habitat, where the animal is both fished and farmed for food, the wels catfish is not considered a problem species.

According to their results, the majority of species are projected to shift their range in upstream direction with alien species such as eastern mosquitofish, wels catfish and common carp showing ...

A photo on Facebook shows a fisherman with a huge catfish. The facts: These fish stories are usually that, with a Photoshopped image that looks real. This time, though, the photo is real. Fisherm… ...

Courtesy Sam Brown is more accustomed to landing giant wels catfish in Europe. Despite the idea of the world being a global village, the North American continent is not the same as South America ...

The enormous wels catfish is rapidly expanding in German waters. The fish can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds, making recreational fishermen excited about the prospects of ...