Regina Rhodes took this 62-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish in Wilson Lake on July 14, 2009.

Ann Coley caught this 62-pound catfish from a private pond on February 8, 2009.

Brandon Price caught this 52 pound blue catfish downstream of Guntersville Dam December 15, 2006.

 
Brandon Price caught this 68 pound blue catfish on Wilson Lake October 5, 2006.

Jason Williams, with the help of Michael Howell, caught this 60 pound blue catfish on Lake Weiss by using a 1-liter soft drink bottle rigged like a trot line, baited with cut shad.

Preston Lowe appears to be happy about landing this 10 pound blue catfish on a four pound test line at Chambers County lake on March 30, 2009. 

This 35 pound blue catfish was caught in March of 2009 on Logan Martin.

These blue catfish from Lake Guntersville were caught during a jug fishing trip. The big one is 96 pounds.

Matthew Moran caught this blue catfish on the Tennessee River at Triana, Alabama on November 2, 2008. It was 48 inches long and weighed 54 pounds.

Rita Miller caught this channel catfish on Lake Jordan using ten-pound test fishing line and dog food for bait 

Rachael Warren caught this twenty-eight pound blue catfish on cut shad bait in October of 2008. She was fishing on Logan Martin in the mouth of Choccolocco Creek.

Blue catfish by Ronnie Morris

 
This big blue catfish was caught on July 11, 2008 using Canadian nightcrawlers. It was caught from a private pier on Canoe Creek in St. Clair County by Mark Smith

 
The blue catfish came from Sugar Creek of the Elk River arm of Wheeler Lake in 2007.

Dion Thomas shows his 47-pound 11-ounce blue catfish from the Tensaw River caught November 24, 2007.

Big blue catfish (left - 48 pounds) and flathead catfish (right - 42 pounds) from Wheeler Lake.