A Florida angler pulled an extraordinary catch from a familiar spot in Santa Rosa County’s Yellow River over the summer. He reeled in a giant flathead catfish that tipped the scales at over 70 pounds (approx. 32 kg), setting a new state record.
Lavon Nowling just happened to be at the “right place at the right time,” he said, when he caught the flathead with his rod and reel, using live bait, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission press release.
