24-04-2025
Angler reels in Lake Nasworthy's heaviest recorded fish
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — An angler has made waves in San Angelo after reeling in an over 50-pound catfish at Lake Nasworthy, the heaviest recorded fish caught at the lake.
According to the San Angelo district of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Inland Fisheries, Cody Gift submitted a flathead catfish as the pending waterbody record for Lake Nasworthy.
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Gift's fish weighed 51.55 pounds and was 44.75 inches long. The current heaviest fish recorded for Lake Nasworthy weighed 51.5 pounds, measured 46 inches long and was caught in 1989 by David Schoebel.
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Cody Gift takes a photo with a 51.55-pound flathead catfish he caught at Lake Nasworthy in April 2025. If the catch is approved, Gift's catch will become the heaviest recorded fish ever caught at the lake.
A photo of a 51.55-pound flathead catfish caught by Cody Gift at Lake Nasworthy in April 2025. If the catch is approved, Gift's catch will become the heaviest recorded fish ever caught at the lake.
Gift's catch may be a gift that keeps on giving for fishers at Lake Nasworthy. The district reported that he 'kept the fish alive and is releasing it back into the lake to be caught again another day.'
TPWD's website states that flathead catfish can 'reach a length of 3 to 4 feet' and that 'their weight can exceed 100 pounds.'
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