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Iowa angler lands record-setting blue catfish

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KCRG) - 60 inches and 105 pounds, that’s the new record for the largest blue catfish to ever be captured in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the behemoth fish ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

NE Iowa catfish plentiful, but neglected

MANCHESTER — No matter where you live in Northeast Iowa, chances are you aren’t more than a few minutes from a good catfish bite. It’s a fish that is not only plentiful, feisty and tasty in the frying ...
Sioux City Journal

Let's make the channel catfish Iowa's state fish

This may not be the best time to bring this up. The Iowa legislature has problems ahead of them that makes the fact we don't have a state fish pale in comparison. But, if Gov. Tom Vilsack has the guts ...
The State

Angler fights for 35 minutes to reel in ‘monster’ fish. It’s a new Iowa record

An Iowa angler reeled in a 105-pound blue catfish, breaking the previous record held by a 101-pound catfish for 21 years, according to officials. Iowa Department of Natural Resources A fisherman in ...
The Gazette

Off the hook for ‘noodling?’ Iowa bill would legalize catching catfish with bare hands

The Capitol’s dome is seen during the first day of the legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Jan. 13. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...