Fishing For

Blue catfish

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(708)

10.1K Catches

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Average Length

Maximum Length

5.4 ft

Maximum Weight

149.9 lbs

Depth Range

Temperature Range

50.0 - 89.1 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Blue catfish

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(1)

Gunston Cove

38.672727, -77.153234

City of Newport News, Virginia

Prince George's County, Maryland

Boone County, Kentucky

Wicomico County, Maryland

Charles County, Maryland

Calvert County, Maryland

81 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Blue catfish

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

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(1126)

470 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

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(1213)

238 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Eel

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(10)

177 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

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(123)

172 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Liver

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(146)

150 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shad

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(27)

143 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Fresh Water Perch

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(37)

98 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp

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(219)

92 Catches

Recently Caught Blue catfish

Darryl Radcliff

12 hours ago

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Calvert County, Maryland

Species Blue catfish

Gear 3

4 likes

Darryl Radcliff

12 hours ago

•

Calvert County, Maryland

Species Blue catfish

Weight 3 lb 8 oz

Gear 3

5 likes

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Darryl Radcliff

12 hours ago

•

Calvert County, Maryland

Species Blue catfish

Weight 2 lb 10 oz

Gear 3

5 likes

Michael Jason

2 days ago

•

Baldwin County, Alabama

Species Blue catfish

Weight 3 oz

Gear 1

13 likes

Sean Phillips

4 days ago

•

Harris County, Texas

Species Blue catfish

5 likes • 2 comments

Daniel Carter

4 days ago

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Henrico County, Virginia

Super slow night of fishing was invited to go on a friends boat ended up catching 2 of these little ones but the other guy ended up catching this decent flathead and 4 more blue cats. They were very slow to bite

Species Blue catfish

Gear 1

18 likes

cele garcia

4 days ago

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Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Caught both these guys using shrimp off the pier at perch.

Species Blue catfish

Gear 1

7 likes

Christopher Watson

4 days ago

•

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

She put up a nice fight , it was fun

Species Blue catfish

Weight 19 lb 13 oz

9 likes • 2 comments

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