For American anglers, blue catfish, flathead catfish, and channel catfish are the most sought-after because they are the biggest species swimming in U.S. waters. The catfish species in the video ...

At 2:30 p.m. on April 6, Jeff Bonawitz of East Lampeter Township reeled in a record-setting flathead catfish from the Susquehanna River. The catfish tipped the scales at 50 pounds, 7 ounces.