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Bookmark or Share- Big fish, big fun: catfish are the Snake River's overlooked bountyCatfish are also available in many of the Snake River’s tributaries, including the Weiser, Payette and Boise Rivers, typically in the lower stretches. And these catfish aren’t the little bullheads many people are familiar with catching. Channel cats average about 4 to 6 pounds and lots of them range above 10 pounds.
- Record Fish in Idaho | Idaho Fish and GameFrom two catfish records broken less than three weeks apart (by the same angler) to one of the “smallest” state record fish ever caught in Idaho, it’s time to wrap up the top “big fish” stories from 2024. Making the cut this year are the following angler trophy stories.
- Homedale angler sets new catch-and-release catfish recordJared Holt of Homedale hoists a 42-inch flathead catfish caught from the Snake River before releasing it to earn a new catch/release state record. Congratulations to Jared Holt on reeling in a new record flathead catfish. Jared was fishing the Snake River in Owyhee County on Sept. 6 when he landed the 42-inch long monster catfish.
- Nothing to be blue about, it's still a state-record catfishAn angler’s chances of catching a blue catfish in Idaho remains slim, although it’s obviously possible. Most anglers are likely to catch channel catfish, which are still Idaho’s most common and widely distributed catfish. The Snake River and its reservoirs will likely continue to produce big catfish.
- 30,000 channel catfish stocked across Idaho’s lakes and reservoirsChannel catfish raised at a Magic Valley aquaculture business were recently stocked across Idaho to provide opportunity for anglers to catch these fish and put food on their tables. Stocking locations ranged from Lake Cocollala in northern Idaho to the Rexburg City Pond in eastern Idaho, with 18 lakes and reservoirs receiving catfish.
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