catfish

epops · #1 (**permalink**) 08-03-2008, 01:48 PM

this one is quite large lol EDP News

Stewy · #2 (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 01:57 PM

Do we get catfish in our rivers? Every time I hear/read about catfish being caught over here it always seems to be from lakes.

Obviously the river Ebro in Spain has some monsters in as do rivers in France but what about over here?

epops · #3 (**permalink**) 09-03-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewy

Do we get catfish in our rivers? Every time I hear/read about catfish being caught over here it always seems to be from lakes.

Obviously the river Ebro in Spain has some monsters in as do rivers in France but what about over here?

hi stewy i used to fish a lake in suffolk (best not say where) but it was reported that one or two of the less responsible anglers had a few of the smaller cats out and put them into the river that ran behind the lake which maybe true because we had a semi albino about 8lb that used to be seen regular then al of a sudden dissapeared also in the late 1800's there were reports of big catfish in the suffolk stour?

Stewy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 03:40 PM

I'm sure we must have a few in our rivers, maybe most of them are not deep enough perhaps? Although I would of thought somewhere like the Norfolk broads could maybe make a good habitat for them?

epops · #5 (**permalink**) 10-03-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewy

I'm sure we must have a few in our rivers, maybe most of them are not deep enough perhaps? Although I would of thought somewhere like the Norfolk broads could maybe make a good habitat for them?

you never know one or two of our club warters ar'nt that deep one is used for irrigaiting and that nearly emptys out but the cats and carp seem to thrive there .

coasty · #6 (**permalink**) 19-03-2008, 05:32 PM

I think there is a very substantial minority of speciman hunters who have no qualms about moving fish about. I think if they arent any moggies in any rivers they will be at some point.
I caught some in France some years ago I have never caught a freshwater fish that fought so hard pound for pound,.,,,

Lincs Yellowbelly · #7 (**permalink**) 19-03-2008, 10:29 PM

Yeh theres been some out the Trent and Thames, Wells cats that is. I've had a few up to 22lb, and don't really like them myself, mainly due to the fact that they've really dented the Roach and Rudd stocks at my local lake

The guy in the story would do well to get a record claim passed as they stopped the Catfish record ages ago!