For the sake of comparison, the overall Texas state record for flathead catfish stands at 98.5 pounds. That fish, which measured 53 inches, was caught at Lake Palestine in 1998.

A teen angler managed to nab a whopper of a flathead catfish back in April and also scored a Texas state record while he was at it – although it wasn’t made official until last week. Jacob ...

A teen angler managed to nab a whopper of a flathead catfish back in April and also scored a Texas state record while he was at it – although it wasn’t made official until last week. Jacob ...

A couple of Texas fishermen used a hands-on method to pull in what may turn out to be an all-time record flathead catfish. Justin White and Drew Moore were noodling at Lake Tawakoni, known as ...

The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife says the previous record for a flathead catfish caught by rod and reel in Lake Brownwood was 31 pounds and 39.50 inches long. It was caught by Darvel ...

A teen angler managed to nab a whopper of a flathead catfish back in April and also scored a Texas state record while he was at it – although it wasn’t made official until last week. Jacob ...

A teen angler managed to nab a whopper of a flathead catfish back in April and also scored a Texas state record while he was at it – although it wasn’t made official until last week. Jacob ...

Everything’s bigger in Texas, especially the catfish. >> Read more trending A couple of Texas fishermen used a hands-on method to pull in what may turn out to be an all-time record flathead catfish.