HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 10) – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has certified a new state record flathead catfish. The catch comfortably displaced the previous Pennsylvania flathead catfish state record, which was caught in April 2019 on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. New Pennsylvania State Record Flathead Catfish Caught Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh 6/10/2020 Thousands of sick prisoners sought release as Covid-19 spread. EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A Lancaster County man set a state record in April after catching a 50-pound flathead catfish. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Has certified a new state record flathead catfish. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is excited to announce a new state record flathead catfish caught on April 6, 2019, by angler Jeff Bonawitz, 54, of East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County! On May 24, 2020, angler Jonathan Pierce, 34, of Philadelphia, was fishing from the bank of the Schuylkill River at East Falls. That flathead weighed in at a respectable 50 pounds, 7 ounces. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says 54 … A Pennsylvania angler, using a trout head for bait, caught a 56.3-pound flathead catfish last Sunday night to set a pending state record for the species. A likely new Pennsylvania record for flathead catfish – a monster weighing 56.3 pounds – was pulled from the Schuylkill River in the Philadelphia area on Sunday night. HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has certified a new state record flathead catfish. Jonathan Pierce reeled the monstrous flathe… On May 24, 2020, angler Jonathan Pierce, 34, of Philadelphia, was fishing from the bank of the Schuylkill River at East Falls.