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Exotic Catfish Species (invasives?)
Last Post 16 Mar 2011 05:18 PM by fisherfanatic. 6 Replies.
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fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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01 Oct 2010 03:16 PM

    I've heard stories about people catching exotic catfish in American waters.  I'm not talking about Walking Catfish, either.  That's old news!   I was wondering if anyone has caught an exotic catfish from any American waters.  If you have a picture, please post it!  Also include the state you caught it in and the size of the fish!
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    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1578 bass or bass?
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    01 Oct 2010 09:08 PM
    I've seen several posts by people who have caught plecostomus catfish in several states.
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    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    01 Oct 2010 10:17 PM
    I believe I may have spotted one of those Plecos.  I was bass fishing about a year or two ago and I saw this pitch black fish with bright blue eyes, that was just sitting on the bottom.  I tried to snag it with my spinnerbait, but it took off.  I saw it in the same lake where I saw the Goldfish and Koi.  I'm pretty sure it's dead by now, since Pleco are tropical fish and it gets chilly in the winter here.
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    CASMANUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:58 CASMAN
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    07 Mar 2011 01:39 PM
    In 2004 I caught 3 Albino Catfish !
    In Nebraska
    Sorry No Pics
    I didnt even have a Computer back then LOL
    I handeled the fish with Wet Hands and Quickly Returned the fish to the Water 
    Thanx 
    CM
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    10 Mar 2011 01:17 PM
    Albino Catfish? They were probably albino Channel Catfish, they're really common in some lakes.
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    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1578 bass or bass?
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    10 Mar 2011 06:46 PM
    Posted By fisherfanatic on 01 Oct 2010 11:17 PM
    I believe I may have spotted one of those Plecos.  I was bass fishing about a year or two ago and I saw this pitch black fish with bright blue eyes, that was just sitting on the bottom.  I tried to snag it with my spinnerbait, but it took off.  I saw it in the same lake where I saw the Goldfish and Koi.  I'm pretty sure it's dead by now, since Pleco are tropical fish and it gets chilly in the winter here.

    Plecostomus live in tropical waters and mountain streams in South America, so it's possible that they could survive your winters. It gets really cold in the Andes Mountains!
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    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1491 fisherfanatic
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    16 Mar 2011 05:18 PM
    What source did you find that out from?  I always thought they were tropical fish.
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