124-pound blue catfish

Tim Pruitt, of Alton, Ill., holds a 124-pound blue catfish that he hooked Sunday on the Mississippi River near Alton. The fish is 58 inches long and 44 inches around. It took Pruitt more than a half-hour to drag the fish into his boat. The fish has been kept alive and will be on display in a tank at the Cabela's Outfitter store in Kansas City, Kan.

Illinois Dnr

Published May 25, 2005