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100-pound catfish invade Susquehanna
http://www.post-gazette.com/ ^ | Friday, July 26, 2002 | By The Associated Press

Posted on 08/24/2002 11:07:42 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:34:44 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LANCASTER -- One-hundred pound flathead catfish could eventually take over the Susquehanna River and disrupt its ecosystem, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Last week, commission officials confirmed that the species recently entered the Susquehanna River. And officials are worried the predatory fish, which can reach more than 100 pounds, could cause problems for other species.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: catfish; fish; flathead
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To: Cap'n Crunch

I am dial up limited, we are being promised cable roadrunner in about a month.


101 posted on 08/16/2004 9:14:13 PM PDT by eastforker (Maybe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure what I said is what I meant_John Kerry)
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To: piasa

Cool


102 posted on 08/16/2004 9:17:51 PM PDT by OverPowered Godzilla
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To: lawgirl
A Missourian and an Illini were fishing up around St. Louis... where it was not uncommon for stolen cars and other items to end their days in the muck at the bottom of the Mississippi River, and this made for great catfishing. Suddenly, the Missourian felt a tug on the line and he responded by setting the hook, only to end up in a long fight. The fish pulled their boat upstream to the Chain of Rocks. It pulled them downstream to the JB Bridge.

They had time to drink a six pack on the trip.

After a while the movement stopped and it was clear the fish had tangled the line on some debris on the bottom. Not wanting to cut the line and lose a prize fish were it still hooked, the Missourian told the Illini to swim down and see if he could find out if the fish was still theirs for the taking or not.

The Illini dropped in and followed the line down.

After a while he resurfaced. "Yup, he's still on the line, and he's huge."

"Well, untangle the line and pull him up," responded the Missourian.

"...OK," so down the second man went to yank the fish out of its hiding place.

Quite some time passed and the Missourian began to get nervous. He peered down into the darkness though there was no hope of spotting anything in the murky water. He gave the line another tug but it wouldn't budge.

Just as he was about to get all emotional over his buddy's loss, the Illini splashed up out of the water gasping for air.

"Well, what's the problem?" asked the Missourian.

The Illini shouted back, "I can't reach him, he swam into an old car. What do I do?"

"Well, go in after him!" shouted the Missourian.

The Illini looked doubtful but dove back down, only to resurface a short time later, cussing and spitting.

"Well?" asked the irritated Missourian. "didn't you go in after him?"

The Illini replied "How could I? Darn fish rolled up the window!"

103 posted on 08/16/2004 9:51:02 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Free Trapper

There were some Indians that used gar scales for arrowpoints and the dried skin for quivers.


104 posted on 08/16/2004 9:56:28 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
Depends on their diet. Catfish, unless artificially fed, are bottom feeders

Not neccessarily. It depends on species whether they bottomfeed or not, not on what they are fed.

105 posted on 08/16/2004 9:58:30 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Free Trapper

Best thing to stop the pain from a poke from a fin is the goo that is on the catfish.


106 posted on 08/16/2004 10:34:17 PM PDT by gopheraj
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To: OverPowered Godzilla

Not to answer for txflake, but Lake Travis is just west of Austin, Tx.


107 posted on 08/16/2004 10:39:21 PM PDT by gopheraj
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To: OverPowered Godzilla
Remember that gar eggs are poisonous to mammals and don't leave them where a critter might get them.Also clean 'em shortly after death or the meat goes bad.

In some places people will even buy gar for food.A lot of Cajuns use gar.If you don't like it the first time you try it,use a different recipe.

Dogfish is just one kind of shark to me but people call fish by different names in different parts of the Country.Bowfish isn't familiar to me at all.

Is dogfish or bowfish maybe what I would call a bowfin?

If so,they're OK to eat but not really all that good,I don't think.

108 posted on 08/17/2004 12:29:34 AM PDT by Free Trapper (Because we ate the green mammals first!)
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To: piasa
When little,my first homemade arrows had alligator gar scale arrowheads.Next step was steel teaspoons and the like,placed on RR tracks to flatten,then ground and sharpened. :o)

Making flint points was my final stage.Scale and steel are tougher but stone points are "so" pretty and add a little to my income.

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Gar skin is beautiful and tough.I've tried making leather out of it but haven't been able to completely kill the fishy odor yet.Need to try a couple of new things I've thought of.

Someone was making leather out of hagfish,so they must have found a way to kill the odor.If I manage to do it,I'll try it for knife and machete sheaths first.Then to market. :)

109 posted on 08/17/2004 1:29:20 AM PDT by Free Trapper (Because we ate the green mammals first!)
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To: eastforker
Don't know if there's a "fish" ping list but will keep you in mind if I run into anything. :)

Not too long back,down river from me in Lake Texoma,a guy got about a 120 pound blue.Think it was the new Texas R&R record.

You got mail.

110 posted on 08/17/2004 3:07:57 AM PDT by Free Trapper (Because we ate the green mammals first!)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

Dang, this is a great noodling opportunity. You haven't lived till you've shoved your arm down a cathish's mouth and grabbed onto a gill. It's one helluva ride. Not sure the catfish enjoy it, but that's the price you pay for keeping your mouth open under water.


111 posted on 08/17/2004 3:09:52 AM PDT by Casloy
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To: Free Trapper

Yeah Dogfish are the same thing as bowfish. A Dogfish has many diff names.


112 posted on 08/17/2004 8:44:13 AM PDT by OverPowered Godzilla
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To: gopheraj; OverPowered Godzilla; txflake
Not to answer for txflake, but Lake Travis is just west of Austin, Tx.

Lake Travis does have some large catfish around Mansfield dam. I had some diving buddies who actually saw some well over 10' long. A friend had one on a trot-line that was longer than his boat was wide.

There are also some alligator gar that are about the same size. My neighbor had one on a jug line several years ago that was 8.5' long. Scared the heck out of him when he tried to pull in the line.

113 posted on 08/17/2004 9:01:46 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Bush wins re-election in 2004.)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK

114 posted on 08/17/2004 9:04:56 AM PDT by evets (God bless president George W. Bush)
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To: prisoner6

Hmm, rubbing up against him over and over. Is he sure it wasn't McGreevey?


115 posted on 08/17/2004 9:06:18 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: prisoner6
I know some guys who have dived into the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers for drowning victims at the dams. Reports of huge catfish are pretty common.

One guy told me that he thought he was looking at ancient oak logs or hewed lumber that you'll find near dams where mills were located. He was getting ready to check behind what he thought was a three foot diameter log for a body. When the timber moved, he was all of the sudden looking at the face of a catfish.

He said has no idea how long the fish was, but he said it was easily over ten feet long. He never dove in the rivers for a body again.

This was in the Muskingum River in southeastern Ohio.

116 posted on 08/17/2004 9:18:52 AM PDT by Ghengis
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To: Ghengis

These CatFish stories are incredible.


117 posted on 08/17/2004 9:43:14 AM PDT by OverPowered Godzilla
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To: Ghengis

Wouldn't it be fun to Catfish in the Amazon where Cat's can weigh 700 pounds.


118 posted on 08/17/2004 9:46:04 AM PDT by OverPowered Godzilla
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To: evets

Whats this here?


119 posted on 08/17/2004 9:47:47 AM PDT by OverPowered Godzilla
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To: OverPowered Godzilla

Might I suggest some cornbreading, hushpuppies, and tarter sauce to solve this pressing problem. That and afew dozen cajuns.


120 posted on 08/17/2004 9:52:24 AM PDT by TXBSAFH (Bandwidth is too good for these (L)users.)
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