Tennessee fisherman lands another big catfish after catching two in the spring

Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean

Ivan Garren, who caught two huge catfish in the spring, has added another this summer.

The Cleveland, Tennessee, resident landed a monster blue catfish Friday in the Tennessee River.

Garren did not bother to weigh or measure the fish because he wanted to release it back into the water as quickly as possible.

Ivan Garren caught this big blue catfish in the Tennessee River using a small piece of skipjack.
Ivan Garren caught this big blue catfish in the Tennessee River using a small piece of skipjack.

He caught the catfish in 65 feet of water using a small piece of skipjack.

In the spring, Garren caught a 38-pound blue catfish on Wolftever Creek in East Tennessee on March 31 and a 54-pounder April 6 on Chickamauga Lake.

Ivan Garren caught this big catfish in the spring in Wolftever Creek in Hamilton County.
Ivan Garren caught this big catfish in the spring in Wolftever Creek in Hamilton County.

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