Fishing Species
Flathead Catfish Fish Species Information
Flathead Catfish bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Pylodictis olivaris |
| Other Fish Name: | yellow cat, opelousas, mud cat, shovelhead cat |
| Regions Fished: | west of the Appalachian Mountains encompassing large rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio basins. The range extends as far north as North Dakota, as far west as Arizona, and south to the Gulf of Mexico including northeastern Mexico. |
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| Common Tackle: | stout tackle such as medium-heavy or heavy action rods from 6–10 feet (1.8–3.0 meters) in length with large line-capacity reels and line ranging from 20–80 pound |
| Additional Information: | Generally large live baits are preferred such as river herring, shad, sunfish (such as bluegill), suckers, carp, goldfish, drum, and bullheads ranging from 5–12 inches (12–30 cm) in length. |