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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100 pound flathead? That's a shirt-tail kid around here. The catfish get so big around here that fishermen have to use whole steers as bait. Then there's the problem of all the junked cars driven into the lakes here. The catfish use them as natural cover - if they get hooked by a fisherman, they just swim to the nearest submerged car, get inside, then roll up the window.
My guess would be that they swam there?
I fished in the Susquehanna while growing up. I never had a fish story like this.
Noodling even has a 'world series' in Oklahoma. Make of that what you will.
There is also a documentary out on Public Television about noodling. God knows why they call it educational TV.
Where are you, you have not been around since december. Hope all is well with you and yours, you are missed.
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