Wildlife officials catch big catfish in Lake Conroe

CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- Holy catfish! Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife say they caught a monstrous blue catfish in Lake Conroe.

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The Inland Fisheries of College Station-Houston District says the fish was caught in one of the wildlife department's sampling gear types in the lake, north of FM 1097.
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Officials didn't have its exact weight, but they estimate the fish is at least 60 pounds.