Catfish
4 species, documented across 47 states. Pick a state to see which of them are recorded there and what the water is doing right now.
Species in this group
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
recorded in 45 states
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
recorded in 30 states
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
recorded in 33 states
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
recorded in 42 states
By state
Where catfish are recorded
Ranked by species documented
- TXTexasBlue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- PAPennsylvaniaBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- GAGeorgiaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Brown Bullhead4
- OKOklahomaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- NMNew MexicoChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- FLFloridaBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- IAIowaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Brown Bullhead4
- ALAlabamaChannel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- ILIllinoisChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Brown Bullhead4
- NJNew JerseyBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- LALouisianaBlue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- MDMarylandBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- OHOhioChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish4
- MSMississippiChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- NCNorth CarolinaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish4
- KSKansasChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- ARArkansasChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- WIWisconsinBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish4
- VAVirginiaChannel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Brown Bullhead4
- MOMissouriChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- KYKentuckyChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- CACaliforniaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish4
- SCSouth CarolinaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Blue Catfish4
- TNTennesseeChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish4
- INIndianaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish4
- WVWest VirginiaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Brown Bullhead4
- IDIdahoChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Flathead Catfish4
- MNMinnesotaBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish3
- MIMichiganBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish3
- NENebraskaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish3
- AZArizonaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Brown Bullhead3
- OROregonBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish3
- SDSouth DakotaChannel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish3
- DEDelawareBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish3
- NYNew YorkBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish2
- VTVermontBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish2
- MAMassachusettsBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish2
- WAWashingtonBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish2
- CTConnecticutBrown Bullhead, Channel Catfish2
- NVNevadaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead2
- NDNorth DakotaChannel Catfish, Brown Bullhead2
- UTUtahChannel Catfish1
- WYWyomingChannel Catfish1
- COColoradoChannel Catfish1
- MEMaineBrown Bullhead1
- NHNew HampshireBrown Bullhead1
- MTMontanaChannel Catfish1
About this data
Species presence comes from GBIF occurrence records — museum specimens, agency surveys and verified observations carrying coordinates. A record means the species has been documented in that state. It does not mean it is abundant, in season, or legal to keep. Check your state agency for regulations before you fish.