Toledo Bend Reservoir · Individual fish profile
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Toledo Bend · Keep or release
Daily bag
10
Length rule
18-inch minimum
10 daily and possession; 18-inch minimum.
Identify your catch
Broad flattened head, projecting lower jaw and a tail that is not deeply forked.
Habitat on Toledo Bend
Documented throughout the reservoir.
Fishing approach
TPWD lists cut bait, stinkbait and live bait by catfish species.
Fishing guidance describes documented approaches, not a promise of fish activity today.
Eating guidance · Flathead Catfish
Not named in this lake’s listed advisory. That is not a guarantee of safe consumption.
Harvest permission and eating restrictions are separate.
General species guide
Prefers cover such as submerged wood and feeds mainly on live fish as an adult.
General Flathead Catfish profile →Sources & lake evidence
Documented in this lake’s TPWD fishing guide; source linked below.
Lake harvest rules ↗Eating guidance ↗Lake habitat & fishing guide ↗Species identification ↗