Rich Stachel was fishing for bass with a jig on March 24, when he snagged this 56-pound catfish.

A Tucson man caught a 56 pound catfish at Patagonia lake this week, Arizona Game and Fish officials say.

Angler Rich Stachel was fishing for bass with a jig on March 24, when he snagged the giant flathead catfish, which weighed in at 56.2 pounds, the agency said in a news release.

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