The whiskery, slippery and delectably-tasty fish was suggested as the next state symbol last week to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Kansas House of Representatives.

A 121.1-pound blue catfish was caught May 15 on the Missouri River, breaking the previous Kansas state record of 102.8 pounds ...

The state fish is the channel catfish, which Kansas lawmakers chose to receive that distinction in 2018. Legislators had been discussing potentially making that move since the 1980s, then-Sen ...

Travis Herzog of Topeka, Kansas reeled in a 102-pound blue catfish from the Kansas River on May 18. The catch could have broken a state record. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX ...

A fisherman recently caught a “cool-colored channel catfish” from a Missouri lake, photos show.. And while the catfish that Logan Laster snagged from Blind Pony Lake looks gold in color, the ...

HUTCHINSON, Kansas (AP) – Despite past opposition, some Kansas residents want the channel catfish to become a state symbol. Supporters of the fish say it has a long history in Kansas and remains ...

The rod company — not the state of Kansas — offers a prize of up to $20,000 for eligible customers who break a new state record, by weight, for certain species. While blue catfish are eligible for ...

Fisherman Clyde Holscher holds a channel catfish on Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released its fish consumption advisories on Thursday, Jan ...

These days, it’s good to be a channel catfish in Kansas. State wildlife officials are hoping to get the species listed with the sunflower, buffalo, and box turtle as a state symbol, and the ...

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - Some supporters of the lowly channel catfish are renewing efforts to make the species become a state symbol, despite past failed attempts. Bills to designate it as a state ...