Flathead Catfish Photo Gallery

[True]

Thought I would share this with you. I was fishing by myself and this is by far the biggest meanest and hardest fish to photo alone. But I fought, photoed and released the fish in good time and as you can see I was a little excited.Oh and it was 36 pounds

[DARK30]

Nice

Taking pictures by yourself is always interesting.

[DTro]

That's awesome True!!

Cool pics

[dan z]

Nice flatheads guys.

[rushing]

Nice fish, True. How were the skeets down there?

[Scott K]

Nice job on the fish, and the pictures. I could take lessons on both.

[True]

Awful between the skeeters and the wolf spiders I was pretty busy.

[bchevycaprice]

[mrklean]

my buddy got his first flatty friday night, nice fat belly on it

[Shack]

Nice one true! From the pictures I would have thought that fish would have went more than 36lb's. It looks huge or comparable to one in the 50lb range being caught this year. Pretty cool!

Mrklean congrats on your "FFF"!

Friends First Flathead!

[rushing]

Awful between the skeeters and the wolf spiders I was pretty busy.

Not sure where they all come from but they get thick down there.

[The J-Man!]

True - I love those huge smiles on your face. That's what flathead fishing is all about. Congratulations on a great catch and well done on the solo pictures.

[DTro]

Anyone else notice a similar looking rock in his avatar pic?

[True]

Rushing I know what you mean. I was doin the fan swat the whole time. Dtro that spot is a boom or bust, but I love it when I need a spot fast and easy.

[mplspug]

I don't know wanderingeyes, that's a pretty sweet picture if you ask me I like the ones that are a little unconventional. But I am sure it would also have been nice to have also gotten a full body shot too.

[howellcanufish]

41x24

[e1teen93]

Hey guys jw when u catch all these monster flatheads, where do u usually fish? and do u use cutbait? or stinkbait? or what i might try and target some flatheads after seeing these pictures.. lol

[DTro]

Nice one Matt!!

[e1teen93]

wow man those are nice! when u guys fish for these, where do u usually fish? jw cuz whenever i've gone out, all i've gotten are like 3-5 pounders. and what do u usually use? like cutbait? or stinkbaits? just curious, cuz it'd be sweet to catch some of those monster flatheads!

[Scott K]

wow man those are nice! when u guys fish for these, where do u usually fish? jw cuz whenever i've gone out, all i've gotten are like 3-5 pounders. and what do u usually use? like cutbait? or stinkbaits? just curious, cuz it'd be sweet to catch some of those monster flatheads!

I use live bait only, I fish for them from late April til October, I fish all over, I focus on snag piles, current seems, and creek mouths. Fishing has been tough for all lately, so time spent on the water will get you the fish. If something isnt working, try something else, then go back and try it again.

I have spent approx 200 hours chasing flatheads this year so far, and this has been a slow year.

[e1teen93]

oh alright, have u ever fished the coon rapids dam? ive been there lately, no luck tho, so how do u do ur rigs? like just use a worm on the bottom? or what?

[Carp-fisher]

You could get lucky though. A buddy of mine fished for flatheads for 1 hour last year (the only time he's ever tried to catch a flathead) and caught a 44". I wouldn't bet on that though

[Bleedin4Flats]

New to the forum, and first flat of the year. Spent well over 100 hours on the river this summer and couldn't buy a flathead. Finally ended up catching one

[CarpinMNRiver]

Nice fish. It is worth the wait once you get one. Think I recognize the spot. There were a bunch of gar in there last weekend. All we caught was a thunderstorm.

[Scott K]

Nice fish, and it is good to see that someone is catching them.