Here are some pictures of a catfish that I caught this evening:
When I caught the first one of these last year, I was excited because I thought my channel cats were reproducing in the pond. CJBS quickly noted that these weren't channel cats -- they are
WHITE CATFISH. I can't prove where they came from, but after I last purchased what I believed to be 10-12 inch channel catfish from Zetts two years ago, these started showing up, and they are successfully breeding in the pond. This one was about 16-17 inches long when I caught it tonight. I've caught them as small as 6-inches. I've not stocked catfish that size in a number of years. I'm also completely landlocked, so they didn't come from a stream or flood overflow.
Again, just a "buyer beware." I actually like having them in the pond. They are not as invasive as bullheads. They don't get as big as channel cats, but they will reproduce. I just wasn't expecting them.
Ken
