Europe’s largest freshwater fish is a bottom-dwelling predator that goes by several names. Sometimes called soms, siluros, wellers, or sheetfish, these massive critters are the Old World’s answer to ...

The enormous wels catfish two Polish fishermen landed a few weeks ago while competing in a fishing tournament at a reservoir in Rybnik, Poland, is being hailed as a world record for length. Krzysztof ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The team of Polish anglers caught the massive Wels catfish in Rybnik reservoir in southern Poland. A team of Polish anglers claims ...

UNDATED (February 24, 2015) - USA Today reports that Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari landed what could potentially be a world record wels catfish in Italy's Po Delta. Ferrari's fish measured an ...

The catfish will then swallow the bird whole. This unusual behavior is not observed in Wels catfish populations elsewhere and is believed to be a learned adaptation. Due to limited food sources, the ...

Catfish are found all over the world, with more than 3,000 species spread across dozens of families and habitats. Flathead ...

A British angler caught what could be the largest catfish ever recorded in the United Kingdom in September. The big catfish weighed 150 pounds and measured more than 8 feet long, according to a ...

The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible diversity of Earth's inland waters. Let's get amazed as we look at these ...

British holiday makers reeled in a record 258lb catfish – in a gruelling 30 minute battle. Josh Garrity, 30, was on holiday in Mequinenza, Spain when he felt an almighty tug on his fishing line which ...