Catfish might be bottom-dwellers, but at Lake Gaston, you might

Zakk Royce became a household name in the fishing community this past December when he broke North Carolina’s state record for blue catfish, not once, but twice in a period of less than 24 hours at Lake Gaston — first with a 91-pound fish and then a 105-pounder he connected with soon after shuttling the first fish back to its original location to be released.  

Channel Catfish

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Lake Gaston Report 3/13 to 3/14

IGFA - Potential IGFA World Record - Angler Landon Evans – age 15 – lands 117 lb 8 oz (53.3 kg) blue catfish. Angler Landon Evans – age 15 – caught this

Two North Carolina catfish records broken with 121-pound and 78-pound monster catches

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Strange catfish video on Lake Gaston, North Carolina

Murfreesboro angler catches 100-pound blue catfish on Lake Gaston

PFAS abundant in fish from contaminated rivers, lakes

Catfish might be bottom-dwellers, but at Lake Gaston, you might find them anywhere in the water column in August

Lake Gaston Catfish

Lake Gaston is a great fishery for blue catfish, and June is a great month to target them

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Lake Gaston's blue catfish live-bait choices