Flathead Catfish

The flathead catfish is most common around dam tailwaters and in deep pools of large rivers, bayous
and reservoirs. It's pot-bellied, wide-headed and beady-eyed, but what it may lack in looks, it makes up for in size and good taste. Many weigh 3 to 10 pounds, but 25 to 50 pounders aren't rare, and flatheads up to 139 pounds have been taken in Arkansas waters. Color is yellow to light brown, usually mottled with dark brown or black. The tail is only slightly forked, and the lower jaw projects out from the flattened head. Most are caught on live minnows, bream or goldfish.

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