Angler Caught Alabama Caught Channel Catfish
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Channel Catfish over 15 pounds or 32 inches may qualify for a Master Angler Certificate.
Channel Catfish over 25 pounds or 37 inches may qualify for a Trophy Angler Certificate.
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Doyle Byrd caught this 6 pound channel catfish on March 21, 2009.
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Mr. Allen Childers of Hamilton, AL, caught this 21.9 lb. channel catfish on July 10, 2009 at the Marion County Public Fishing Lake.
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Jackie Thompson holds a channel catfish caught at Lake Eufaula, July 2009.
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Andrew Ekema caught this channel catfish on Flint Creek on May 25, 2009.
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John Edwards caught this ten and a half pound channel catfish from Dallas County Lake on October 11, 2008
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Channel catfish are stocked at Oak Mountain State Park each May.
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This channel catfish was caught at Lake Shelby during a special event during the fall of 2007.
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Ernest Pattillo holds a great eating size channel catfish from Bouldin Canal.
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Prattville High School student with a nice channel catfish from Lanark.
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This young lady caught a channel catfish from Bankhead National Forest in 2007.
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Rita Miller caught this channel catfish on Lake Jordan using ten-pound test fishing line and dog food for bait .
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This channel catfish was caught at Camp ASCCA by a St. James student.
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This is more than one person's catch from Madison County Lake.
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Ponds can provide some wonderful fishing for channel catfish.
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Timmy Moran with an albino channel catfish.
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Honorable Mention Nature-based Recreation
2007 Outdoor Alabama Photography Contest
Fishing in the Rain
Jan Martin

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"What a beauty."

Albino catfish are rarely produced in the wild. These fish were probably released illegally.
Releasing fish in public waters requires a permit.
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Matthew Moran with an albino catfish caught in a north Alabama pond.
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Albino channel catfish caught in north Alabama during August, 2006.
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Fishing for channel catfish is a great way to spend class time;
this is a field trip at the Alabama Wildlife Federation's Lanark.

Jeff Samsel, Yum Baits, catches a channel catfish from Sougahatchee Creek during the filming of an Outdoor Alabama TV segment. |