Most species are not considered mature until they are three years old. I recently caught one that had red eyes but wasn’t what I would call your typical albino. Are we opportune to these fishes here cos these names sounds new to me.we eat cat fish and ours are not these Shapes or colours they are grey and black bigger head and body structure when matured let’s say 7 months to one year. Once a nesting site is selected the male fish have also been known to improve the nesting sites by creating shallow depressions in the mud for the female to lay the eggs in. I’m not a biologist.Chad we stocked are lake with channel some have these white spots on them but there more black than after watching they turn into grayChad I really appreciate all the information that you give to us catfishermans and women I have found that medium-sized live perch are best bait for blues and flatheads I hope to see you on the water soon (( FISH ON ))Blue cats won’t thrive in a pond. Food Try calling your local ag extension.I’ve been catching catfish for a few months in a large river near my house.
Smaller species of catfish, such as the Corydoras Catfish, will not grow to the same size as others. They tend to move upstream in the summer in search of cooler temperatures, and downstream in the winter in order to find warmer water.Blues are native to major rivers of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi river basins. There have long been rumors of blue catfish as large as 300 to 350 pounds though none this large have ever been caught and officially weighed.While many anglers refer to “high fin blue catfish” and will even Many anglers will argue that the “high fin” is a different fish and this “species” of blues has a higher dorsal (back) fin that the traditional blue catfish. They seem to match the channel catfish marks except the forked tail. They are typically Unlike the channel and blue catfish that are scavengers (or opportunistic predators) flathead catfish prey only on live fish (as a general rule).The young feed primarily on crayfish, worms, invertebrates and crayfish. Albino fish don’t have any coloring at all.could some one please send me a picture of a giant man eating catfish found in lake nasworthyHi Chad. Flathead catfish can easily reach lengths of three to four feet and can easily exceed one hundred pounds in weight.Pylodictis is Greel and means “mud fish” and olivaris is Latin for “olive colored” obviously due to the dark olive and yellow coloring of the skin of the species. Most channel catfish will reach sexual maturity in three to six years or when they reach about twelve inches in length.Channel catfish are most abundant in large streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs with low or moderate current.Channel catfish can be caught with a variety of baits including natural baits like worms, bait fish, crawfish or other natural baits but most popular is prepared catfish baits like punch baits, dip baits and soap baits. ** Blue catfish have a forked tailThe spawning behavior of blue catfish is similar to that of channel catfish but they’re otherwise very different catfish species.Blue catfish commonly reach weights of 20 to 40 pounds, and can reach weights well in excess of 100 pounds. What have we got?I wouldn’t be able to say based on this information. It is reported that fish exceeding 350 pounds were landed from the Mississippi River during the late 1800′s.Blue catfish are primarily large-river fish, occurring in main channels, tributaries, and impoundments of major river systems. Channel cat can survive in a pond but won’t get very big.
[…] type of catfish is known for a blue fin appearance and a forked tail. Once they grow larger the diet consists entirely of fish of any species (including other catfish).Spawning season runs typically from May through August when water temperatures are between seventy five and eighty degrees.To spawn the males select undercut banks, hollow logs, trees and other similar habitats for their nesting sites. They are known for putting up a good fight and really making it exciting for the angler.
They need a larger area as with a lake.