Flathead catfish sit in a storage cooler at the Schafer Fisheries Inc. Processing facility in Thomson, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012....
Brian Klawitter hoists a dandy flathead catfish caught one evening last week on the Mississppi River between Red Wing, Minn., and Hager City, Wis....
The pier at Wicomico Shores Waterfront Park at the Wicomico River in St. Marys County, MD, August 9 offers fishing and crabbing opportunities. Much...
Wayne Simien, Jr., left, works to lift a 35-pound flathead catfish high enough for Kyle Markham to net the fish, bending the net in the process, on...
Man stands holding a 43 pound flathead catfish taken on 6 pound test line on March 6, 1975 on Lake Norfork, Arkansas.
Man stands next to a 98 pound flathead catfish caught on June 2, 1986 near Lewisville, Texas and displayed on the back of a pickup truck.
Flathead catfish jumps as Darrell Conrade, left, checks the line on a Topcat at El Dorado Reservoir in Kansas.
Steve Green lifts a small flathead catfish aboard after it hit a green sunfish on one of his Topcat rigs at El Dorado Reservoir in Kansas. This year...
Chris Conrade holds two flathead catfish he caught at El Dorado Reservoir in Kansas, using Topcat sets.
Don Minchew heads his skiff on the Chipola River in Wewahitchka, Florida, in search of flathead catfish. The fish is ugly but tastes great so state...
Guide who specializes in catfish out of Evert's Resort on the Mississippi Resort near Hager City, Wis., Brian Klawitter is absolutely smitten by the...
Brian Klawitter prepares to cast a line baited with a sucker one evening last week on the Mississppi River between Red Wing, Minn., and Hager City,...
When Captain Catfish, also known as John Trager, launches his boat on the Missouri River, the flathead catfish often are in trouble, such as when he...