Fishing for flathead catfish is highly recommended at the location. The lake has set state records for largemouth bass, black crappie, and flathead catfish. Popular species include crappie, walleye, white bass, hybrid bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish. The maximum length is in the blue catfish and the flathead catfish. There are fishing opportunities along the river, especially for channel and flathead catfish. The Deep Fork is popular for fishing, especially for large flathead catfish. Its size also makes the flathead catfish an effective subject of public aquaria. One time a guy from Hiawatha, Kansas came in with a 72-pound flathead catfish. Because they have an unforked tail, many people mistakenly think small flathead catfish are bullheads. Species here include largemouth bass, sunfish, channel and flathead catfish, tilapia, carp, crayfish, and bullfrogs. Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Hybrid Striped Bass, Sunfish and White Bass. Young flathead catfish are also cannibalistic, which has largely precluded their presence in aquaculture. Sport fishes include Flathead catfish, Largemouth and Smallmouth bass, Green sunfish, and Chain Pickerel. Flathead catfish, "Pylodictis olivaris", is also a North American pest on Atlantic slope drainages. The widemouth blindcat's closest relative is the much larger flathead catfish, "Pylodictis olivaris".