Here are several articles and clippings from various newspapers and magazines about Catfish Joe's record and other fish he caught. Some typos and errors were fixed and there are still a lot of errors in the way the story was told, but that's what happens when you have a good fish story. If you have any other articles or know about any others, please contact Derek. Many articles here are the only ones we know about and several are in pretty bad shape. We hope to preserve them this way, so they will last forever. Thanks!

Here's the story from the Chariton paper after Joe caught the fish....

Here are a couple of photos that were printed in the Chariton newspaper years after the big flathead was caught.

Here's the article from the September 1958 issue of Outdoor Life that printed the letter from Joe....

Here is a photo and article from the Chariton paper about another one of Joe's big catfish....

Here's an unknown article about another one of Joe's big cats....

Here's a good article about another one of Joe's big cats, from an unknown source....

Here's the article from Iowa Game & Fish magazine after Joe got the record....

Here's the article from the Iowa Conservationist magazine about Joe's record....

Here is the article from the Des Moines Register from the Sunday after Joe was awarded with the record....

Here's the article from the Chariton paper after Joe got the record....

Here is a list of newspaper or magazine articles that we're looking for. This list is mainly for family or friends that may have copies or originals of the items we're looking for. If you have any of these or know where we can get quality copies of them, please e-mail Derek at derekbaze@mindspring.com.

• January 1993 issue of Outdoor Life (cover and article).

• Clarinda Herald Journal article about Joe's record.