the fact that the channel catfish in the nets were both adult and immature indicates that Lake Marburg could develop a self-sustaining population if spawning habitat is the limiting factor.

Channel catfish closely resemble ... Males also become very dark during spawning season and develop a thickened pad on their head. Typical Habitat Channell cats are most common in big rivers ...

But its population of blue and channel catfish ... The problem is “there seems to be a lack of spawning habitat,” Best said. Catfish have spawning behavior unlike many other freshwater ...

Ten channel catfish and 10 burbot (ling) were implanted with radio transmitters last fall in the Bighorn River to observe movements, spawning aggregations and habitat use downstream of Yellowtail Dam.

They're well distributed and can exist in large numbers in prime habitat, but there is also ... deeper water to hunt. Channel catfish spawn in late spring and early summer. Males will select ...

The record-holding channel catfish, at 38.13 pounds ... that's one of their cues to move upstream to find quality spawning habitat." More: Iowa's free fishing weekend has arrived.

Channel catfish spawn in early to late summer in areas of ... Of course, where you caught the fish plays a role; as habitat and diet are always contributing factors to taste.

Students in 13 schools across Pennsylvania are getting a hands-on opportunity to grow channel ... boxes that catfish will use on the bottom of the lake, including when they are spawning.

To track down large channel catfish at this time of year as they make their spawning runs, fish the deeper waters of the lower pools of the Lake Erie tributaries. The Rocky, Chagrin and Grand ...