New Pennsylvania State Record Flathead Catfish Caught

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania man reeled in a new state record flathead catfish.Jonathan Pierce, 34, of Philadelphia caught the monster 56 pound fish on May 24 according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.Pierce was fishing from the bank of the Schuylkill River at East Falls when he hooked into the catfish.“The best way to describe it is like a torpedo,” said Pierce, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, Angelina Wilson, who witnessed the catch. “In all th