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Atlas ObscuraSep 28, 2026

Wahpper: The World’s Largest Catfish in Wahpeton, North Dakota

Where the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers merge in southeastern North Dakota, the Red River of the North begins its winding trek northward into Canada. The river is renowned across the continent as an angler’s mecca for trophy channel catfish—monsters that draw fishermen hoping to reel in record-breaking river beasts. In Wahpeton, however, the biggest catch in town isn't lurking beneath the…

3 sights in this story
  • WahpperSightworld's largest catfish sculpture, 40 feet long
  • Elsewhere
  • Salem SuePublic artworkNew Salem, United Statestowering dairy monument by same sculptor
  • Muddy the MudcatSightDunnville, Canada50-foot-long fiberglass catfish in Dunnville, Ontario
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