A friend emailed me this today. Very strange but with a happy ending :)
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Wichita, KS - Fish Story From WICHITA EAGLE Newspaper
This was a pretty interesting story from The Sunday Wichita Eagle Newspaper a couple of weeks ago. This was in a housing development around 119th st. South and Maple. Anyhow a resident in the area saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange like in the developments pond and when he went to investigate, it was a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a child's basketball which became stuck in its mouth. The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The resident tried numerous times to get the ball out but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife cut the ball in order to deflate the ball and release the catfish.
I think catfish will try to eat anything...we visited the Texas Freshwater Fishery in Athens and saw these guys...I was afraid to try to feed them, thinking I might come back with a nub! :o)
I think catfish will try to eat anything...we visited the Texas Freshwater Fishery in Athens and saw these guys...I was afraid to try to feed them, thinking I might come back with a nub! :o)
Sometimes they jump out of the water for food. My sister caught one one time with a cherry flavored lifesaver.
How big of a tank were those in? Cool shot, btw.
Thanks...they were in a fairly large tank at the fishery. There were some as big as and bigger than the one in Calvus' picture. Also some HUGE alligator garr (? spelling) in another tank. Lots of interesting fishto look at. Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, but I'm learning! :o)
I have been told that the very large catfish do have have a very good taste. They catch them all the time around lakes in Texas. I think the large ones have all been over 150 lbs.
Originally posted by pcody:
They sure grow big catfish in those little ponds! Funny the guy didn't take him home for dinner. Or do they taste mucky?
They won't bite that hard they have no teeth. But they do have horns in their side and top fins that stink real bad :) We have some large catfish in out aquarium and when we have to catch them they ruin our nets! You need a net made out of aluminum I guess LOL
Originally posted by laurielblack:
I think catfish will try to eat anything...we visited the Texas Freshwater Fishery in Athens and saw these guys...I was afraid to try to feed them, thinking I might come back with a nub! :o)
I have a black lace catfish in my tank. It hides in a ceramic log and I only see it maybe 3 times a year but don't have to worry about catching it. Just pick up the log. So much for having them to help keep the algae down.
Thanks...I'm still learning the manual settings on my camera and haven't quite figured out the right combo for very low-light situations...I appreciate your comment! :o)
Lots of folks around here eat catfish. They are a menu item at several small family resturants. Catfish are typically a bottom feeder and are sometimes referred to as "garbage" fish. Removing the "mud" vein is pretty important during cleaning.
There are also "farm raised" catfish, which are menu items on large chain resturants like "Bob Evans". Some good cajun seasoning and catfish can be mighty tasty.
There is an artificial pond in the Eugene Leahy Mall, a park located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska where I lived for a few years. The pond is stocked with catfish for some reason. There are 2 places in the park where the pond goes under bridges, and the catfish congregate there. I would buy a package of hamburger buns, walk to the park, and throw them whole into the pond under one of the bridges. The water would immediately start churning as scores of catfish attacked the bread. It looked and sounded just like a school of piranahs!
Wonderful shots, Laurie. The best fish I ever ate in my life was a 24" channel catfish I caught in North Carolina. Yum!
I was in Atlanta last week and went to an unusual Japanese restaurant that had catfish & okra sushi on the menu. Now THERE'S something you don't see every day! ;-)
ohhh. Hush puppies. I was just telling someone at work about them. Ohhh okra. I miss southern food. Haven't had fried okra for years. Oooh. channel cats,mud cats,duckbill cats. I miss em all.
