In July, anglers shattered two North Carolina state records for catfish. The record setting catfish were landed within days of each other. Lake Gaston yielded a new state record blue catfish while a new state record flathead catfish was landed … Continued
On June 11, a 15-year-old angler landed a 117-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish from Lake Gaston, breaking the North Carolina state record for the third time in six months. Landon Evans caught the fish, which measured 55 inches in length and … Continued
In December, a North Carolina angler caught two state record blue catfishes in a 24-hour period while fishing at Lake Gaston. Zakk Royce caught first fish on Dec. 20, which weighed 91 pounds and measured 53 inches in length. On … Continued