BLAINE, Wash. — A Blaine teenager is the new record holder for the biggest Channel Catfish ever caught in Washington.
16-year-old Cole Abshere caught the 42 inch, 37.7 pound channel cat in Lake Terrell in Whatcom County using a nightcrawler on an 8 pound test line.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife says that beats the old record catch from 1999 by almost two pounds.
Cole says landing the big fish was “very exciting and very tiring” but he did not give up the fight.
After nearly two decades, the state channel catfish record has been broken by 16-year-old Cole Abshere of Blaine, Washington. The fish weighed in at 37.70 lbs and measured 42 inches! Way to go Cole. pic.twitter.com/WYBEH1cyOv
— Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (@WDFW) September 4, 2019