Invasive catfish species, particularly blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) and flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), have emerged as significant drivers of ecological change in many freshwater and ...

In many of America's freshwater regions blue catfish are held in pretty high esteem. They grow fast, are plenty strong when hooked, and top out at triple-digit weights. They're not hard to catch, and ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to oysters ...

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Sport fishing alone can't solve the Chesapeake Bay's blue cat problem. Jay Fleming knows blue catfish eat just about anything. But it wasn’t until recently, when he visited a fish processing plant in ...

The blue catfish was never supposed to be in the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1970s, the species was introduced into the James River in Virginia as a trophy fish. From there, it quietly slipped into the Bay ...

This video is no longer available. Creative solutions to the growing problem that blue catfish pose to the Chesapeake Bay aren’t new, but the latest one may help keep pets full and the bay in better ...