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Sunday, May. 29, 2005 - 10:31 p.m. I guess by now, everyone has heard about the enormous Blue catfish caught last week 124 pounds. Like the CNN article says- that�s the size of a 6th grader. So� My catch today wasn�t that impressive. But- Since I have caught only a (very) few of these catfish in my life, I thought I would share them here:
That shot is of the two fish I brought home. The top fish is a 4 pound Channel catfish. The bottom fish is a (just an ounce or so short of) 8 pound Blue catfish, the same species caught by the guy in Alton Illinois last week. Of course, his fish was pushing 125 pounds. Mine wasn�t really pushing 10 pounds. (a close up, to show you why they are called "Blue Catfish" That said� Today was a challenging day of fishing for Lease and I. She started the day trying for big bluegills (they were spawning along the shoreline). But because I wasn�t keeping any of them, she decided to try to catch the catfish (my goal for the year? To get much better at catching these fish) along with me. On Friday, I managed to land 2 catfish. Both were Yellow Bullhead catfish, a tiny (4� long) member of this species. Last week on Wednesday, I was only able to land 1 keeper Channel cat. So this effort hasn�t been going too well. (A quick aside- most of the people you encounter fishing for catfish are- how do I put this nicely? Not the sharpest tools in the shed. I don�t know if it helps to be �challenged� to catch these fish, but it seems to be par for the course. Since I enjoy eating these succulent fish, I have decided to subject myself to brain cell loss in this endeavor. But I digress�) But the two large fish I managed to bring to the shore (thanks to the guy down the bank who helped me bring the Blue Cat to my bucket with his landing net) today? Maybe I�m starting to get the hang of this technique of fishing. That is my goal- only time will tell� Today was the third time I have managed to hit the local waters in the last 5 days. With so many species either in the spawn or aggressively feeding, I have had some of the best fishing I can remember in the last few years. The Crappiesreally aren�t fully spawning yet. Bluegills should hit their beds in a week or two. So should the catfish. I think the best fishing might be yet to come. In other words? I�ll be trying to keep you up-to-date, but might be a day or two behind here at D-land. If you don�t here from me? Consider that a good sign�
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