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Cloudy early with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 72F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%..
Scattered thunderstorms early, then cloudy skies after midnight. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. Low 58F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Updated: May 15, 2024 @ 4:32 am
RALEIGH, N.C. — The coronavirus pandemic has given some people more time to fish. And that may be why three catfish catfish records were broken last year in North Carolina.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission announced the new records on Wednesday. They involved three catfish species.
The commission said that Pinehurst resident John Stone caught a 23-pound, 5-ounce channel catfish in a private pond in Moore County in September.
Joey Baird of Lawrenceville, Virginia, caught a 121-pound, 9-ounce blue catfish in Lake Gaston in July. That same month, Tyler Barnes of Pikeville, North Carolina, reeled in a 78-pound, 14-ounce flathead catfish from the Neuse River.
Mindy Wharton, spokesperson for the commission, said the state saw a spike in fishing licenses sold last spring.
"Certainly people had more time on their hands," she said.
This article originally appeared on Times-News: 3 North Carolina catfish records were broken during pandemic
