Blue catfish are native to the Ohio River and grow quickly and to huge sizes. This is a very popular game fish, as are all catfish. Not as many of us like to eat them and there is a lot of catch and release but I’ve talked to plenty of anglers who swear they are good eatin’.
If you live in or near Ohio, here is a good article that discusses some new releases of blue catfish that are being planned in the Ohio River area. http://www.cleveland.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2011/08/columbus_reservoir_bags_trophy.html
They will be releasing them first in the Hoover Resevoir when the waters begin to cool. If you fish there you may see me and my grandson.
There are more releases of catfish being planned but the blue cats will only be released in those reservoirs in the Ohio River watershed. They do stock channel catfish in our area and I’m sure other areas, so it’s a good idea to keep up with the fishing news to see when they are being released in an arena near you.
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