Local Man Catches Record-Breaking Catfish

Walter Dorough of Hillsboro was fishing on Jackson Lake recently when he caught a huge, record breaking blue catfish, shattering a long-standing record on the lake…

According the Georgia Outdoor News, Mr. Dorough was fishing the 4,750 acre reservoir on June 28 when he got the bite of a lifetime at about 10 p.., He caught a 71.6 pound blue catfish. The previous blue catfish record for the lake was a 46 pound, seven ounce, fish caught by Luke Chandler on November 15, 2018.

“I was fishing by myself that night, and never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d catch a fish like this,” Mr. Dorough said. “Our next tournament is on Jackson Lake on July 26, and I was actually just trying to find some new spots.”