Flathead Catfish Fish Mounts - You can easily order through this website or call us if you prefer. GFM individually handcrafts each defined and detailed fish replica by hand, one-at-a-time. Every fish reproduction is perfectly airbrushed to resemble each species' most noticeable and distinct color patterns.

By combining the best prices, unmatched quality while supporting and promoting the practice of catch-and-release fishing, Global Fish Mounts continues to be the go-to company for all Freshwater and Saltwater fish mounts. We offer most sizes and species of any fish, including the Flathead Catfish seen here.

Variety of Sizes Available: Global Fish Mounts offers mounts of Flathead Catfish in a wide variety of different sizes. The models and sizes displayed on this page represent recently produced mounts. As we continuously add more sizes to our product list, and if you do not see the size you are looking for, or simply need more details about the process, please contact us by calling 954-942.1417 or Email: [email protected].

• Fishmount Species Information
  • Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris
  • Average Weight: 90 - 123 lbs.
  • Location & Habitat: Flathead catfish are native to rivers and lakes in the lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin. They are found in appropriate habitat in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, much of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, western Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and as far south as Mexico. This species has been introduced farther east and west of its native range, to parts of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Flathead catfish live in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs with slow currents. Younger individuals prefer shallower water. Older and larger flathead catfish stay in deeper waters during the daylight hours, and move into shallower water at night. They remain near or under cover, including fallen trees, logs, brush piles, and river banks. A log that is 5 m long is large enough to provide enough cover for one large adult flathead catfish.
  • Biology: The flathead catfish spawns in summer when the water reaches 72 to 75 degrees. It nests in hollow logs, root wads or log jams in quiet water. After spawning, the male drives the female from the nest - violently if necessary. The male guards the eggs and fans water over them until they hatch and may tend the swarm of young until they disperse.Though the flathead tolerates turbidity and temperatures in the low 90's, it requires reliable flows of well-oxygenated water. During the winter, flatheads seek deep waters, where boulders or logs provide refuge from current. There they remain through the winter, so torpid that they may be covered by a fine dusting of silt.
  • Physical Description: This is a large-bodied species that can grow to sizes over one meter in length and 56 kg in weight. Flathead catfish are also called mud catfish, because of their yellow to purple brown dorsal coloration. The belly is pale white to yellow. Their head is wider and flatter than that of other North American catfishes. The lower jaw protrudes farther out than the upper jaw, with the mouth having a wide oval shape. The caudal fin has rounded to slightly notched posterior margin, and a white tip on the upper lobe which can be used to distinguish this species from other members of the family Ictaluridae. Flathead catfish have both pectoral and dorsal fin spines. The anal fin is short and rounded in profile, and contains 14 -17 elements. There is no physical difference between males and females.