The flathead catfish is among one of the three most abundant breeds of catfish in North America. Whether you’re interested in getting flatheads for your pond, or if you’re interested in fishing for them, flatheads are arguably the best breed of catfish to exist. How fast do flathead catfish grow? Flathead catfish reach sexual maturity…
Are you thinking about making homemade catfish? If so, it’s probably a good idea to know whether catfish are typically served with or without the skin. In most other types of meat, the skin is thought to be healthy and full of nutrients. While this may be similar for catfish skin, it is not the…
Catfish are a marvelous type of fish and can be beneficial to the environment in many ways. If you’ve ever seen or caught a catfish before, you’ll probably know that they are weird creatures compared to other scaly fish normally caught in lakes, rivers, and ponds. You’re probably wondering why catfish don’t have scales like…
Catfish come in all shapes and sizes, from several inches long to several hundred pounds or more. Some with teeth, some without whiskers, all with razor-sharp, venom-coated spines. They can be found in inland and coastal waters on every continent on the globe except Antarctica. Their behaviors range from parasitic to predatory. But are they…
There are over 3,000 species of catfish. In fact, one in ten species of fish is a catfish, and one in every twenty vertebrates is a catfish. Scientists use characteristics like skeletal structure, bones, cartilage and scales to classify catfish and other species of animals. So, do catfish have backbones? Catfish are vertebrates because they have…
“OUCH!” I called out as the catfish gave a sudden flop attempting to escape my grasp. I dropped the fish into the floor of the boat and looked at my fingers. Little lines of blood began to form across them from where the nearly invisible catfish teeth had shredded my skin. “That’s why I always…
If you’ve ever heard of or seen a catfish, you likely think of a whiskered bottom-feeding fish swimming along the bottom of slow-moving water, sucking food off the bottom. And you’re right. However, you may not know that there are thousands of species of catfish that come in all shapes and sizes, dispersed around the…
It doesn’t matter if you’re in Texas, Mississippi, or Illinois – if you’re on the water, it’s going to rain. So should you pull out the catfish reel when it’s raining…or is best to wait for a sunny day? So, do catfish bite in the rain? The short answer is, absolutely! However, it takes understanding…
Fishing for catfish is as popular as it is challenging. How can you best set yourself up for success? There are a number of factors to consider when determining when catfish will bite. So, when do catfish bite? Catfish are most likely to bite in the late spring and early summer months. The best time…
We have all seen fish bones before, whether it be while walking on the beach or while eating a piece of walleye. I know most of us have probably wondered, “are these really bones?”. Well, there are two types of skeletal structures for fish. Bony fish, and cartilaginous fish, bony fish obviously have bones and…