The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a record-breaking flathead catfish was caught in the Yellow River. Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County caught the monster catfish on rod and reel using live bait. It weighed 69.9 pounds and was 48.5 inches long. Nowling brought the fish to the FWC’s Blackwater Hatchery near Holt, where biologists weighed it on a certified scale. The last state record flathead catfish was caught in 2019 in the same river and weighed 69.3 pounds.
RECORD-BREAKING CATFISH
Aug 31, 2020 | 6:29 PM
Sun Sep 6
Pensacola, FL, USA
90°FFeels Like: 104°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-SW
Humidity: 70%
Pressure: 29.8 INHG
Feels like 104°F. Wind 27 mph SW. Pressure 29.8 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 2:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sun Sep 6
This Afternoon
90°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
79°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon Sep 7
Day
91°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 36%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tue Sep 8
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wed Sep 9
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 69%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thu Sep 10
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Fri Sep 11
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 48%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 45%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sat Sep 12
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 46%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
