Nebraska native George Thompson reeled in a record blue catfish on Oct. 12, breaking the record for the largest caught in ...

An Iowa fisherman broke the state record by reeling in a 105-pound blue catfish from the Missouri River, surpassing a 21-year ...

After a 35-minute battle using only a rod and reel, George Thompson hauled in a behemoth 105-pound, 60-inch blue catfish on ...

In 2004, a state record was recorded for the biggest blue catfish caught in Iowa. That record fish weighed in at 101 lbs. and ...

KCRG reports that George Thompson was fishing along the Missouri River in Pottawattamie County on October 12th, when he ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says George Thompson landed a monster after a 35-minute battle on rod and reel on ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the behemoth fish was reeled in by George Thompson along the Missouri River in ...

The fisherman kept it alive in a specialized tank until it could be verified, then released it back into the Missouri River, officials said.

Nebraska fishing guide George Thompson knew exactly where he was headed Sunday, when he launched his boat on the Missouri River along with his two sons. He says they’d hooked something huge the week ...

Although this record-breaker was caught in the Iowa River in Johnson County, the Iowa DNR says spotted bass aren't actually ...

A blue catfish weighing in at 105 pounds was caught in the Missouri River near Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Oct. 12 ...

The fish, which weighed 105 pounds and was 60 inches long, was reeled in by Nebraska resident George Thompson.