The Largest Mekong Giant Catfish Ever Caught Was as Big as a Grizzly Bear

The Mekong River hides some of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and in 2005, village fishermen in northern Thailand ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Freshwater Fish Migrations Are Disappearing Across the Planet, Finds U.N. Report

The Mekong giant catfish is an endangered freshwater species. Zeb Hogan. Many people are familiar with the epic migrations of ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Quest for big lake sturgeon ends with catching a personal-best freshwater fish

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Chicago Sun-Times

An Indiana record burbot gives a chance to dive into a most unusual freshwater fish

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The Ledger

Freshwater fishing: Big bass are being caught around Polk as the fish begin to spawn

1. In Lakeland, across the area, quite a few bass were caught using shiners, while some have had luck using pearl and white soft plastics for trailers on chatter bait. The speck bite on lakes Juliana, ...
Mongabay News

325 Long-neglected migratory freshwater fish species need protection now: Report

In the wide, sandy stretches of Brazil’s Araguaia River, the piraíba, South America’s largest catfish, is a cornerstone of local fisheries. Fishers often recognize individual fish by markings and ...