Oklahoma officials said Bradly Courtright caught a 95-pound flathead catfish at the Pine Creek Reservoir. (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation)
McCurtain County, Okla.
Officials in Oklahoma say a man recently caught a massive, record-breaking flathead catfish.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Bradly Courtright caught a 95-pound flathead catfish on a trotline at the Pine Creek Reservoir.
State officials said it was the largest flathead ever caught at Pine Creek and nearly 20 pounds larger than the rod-and-reel record.
However, Courtright’s catch was about 11 pounds short of the unrestricted division record set in 1977 at the Wister Reservoir.