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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.


Andrew Ekema caught this channel catfish on Flint Creek on May 25, 2009.

Fishing at Oak Mountain State Park during May of 2009
Channel catfish are stocked at Oak Mountain State Park each May.


John Edwards caught this ten and a half pound channel catfish from Dallas County Lake on October 11, 2008

Lake Shelby Catfish
This channel catfish was caught at Lake Shelby during a special event during the fall of 2007.


Ernest Pattillo holds a great eating size channel catfish from Bouldin Canal.

Prattville High School student with a nice channel catfish from Lanark.
Prattville High School student with a nice channel catfish from Lanark.


This young lady caught a channel catfish from Bankhead National Forest in 2007.


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

 

Doug Darr holding a catfish
This channel catfish was caught at Camp ASCCA by a St. James student.

Channel catfish from Madison County Lake
This is more than one person's catch from Madison County Lake.

Catfish from a Pike County pond
Ponds can provide some wonderful fishing for channel catfish.

Albino channel catfish caught from north Alabama.
Timmy Moran with an albino channel catfish.


Honorable Mention Nature-based Recreation
2007 Outdoor Alabama Photography Contest
Fishing in the Rain
Jan Martin

Pretty nice catch
"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.


Matthew Moran with an albino catfish caught in a north Alabama pond.


Albino channel catfish caught in north Alabama during August, 2006.

Ponds stocked with channel catfish provide good fishing for kids and adults.
Fishing for channel catfish is a great way to spend class time;
this is a field trip at the Alabama Wildlife Federation's Lanark.

Channel catfish caught on Sougahatchee Creek by Jeff Samsel, June 26, 2006.
Jeff Samsel, Yum Baits, catches a channel catfish from Sougahatchee Creek during the filming of an Outdoor Alabama TV segment.