blue catfish
noun
: a large bluish catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) of the Mississippi River valley that may weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms)
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In April, a teenager in Ohio caught a record-breaking 101-pound blue catfish and set a state record.
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 May 2024
Recall that 2024 is the Year of Eating Chesapeake Catfish, with emphasis on the hordes of blue catfish threatening to put the bay fishery out of balance.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
The Ohio record for a blue catfish is currently 96 pounds held by Chris Rolph of Williamsburg who caught the 54 1/2-inch fish in the Ohio River on June 11, 2009.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The world record is a 143-pound blue catfish measuring almost 57 inches taken from a Virginia lake in 2011.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
Add blue catfish filets and toss until fish is covered with the mixture.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Advisories about the consumption of blue catfish are reviewed annually and published by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
In some tributaries, blue catfish now make up as much as 75% of the total fish biomass, according to DNR.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The largest blue catfish ever recorded in South Carolina weighed 113.8 pounds, while North Carolina’s blue cat record stands at 127 pounds.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Christopher Brito, CBS News, 29 May 2024
Recall that 2024 is the Year of Eating Chesapeake Catfish, with emphasis on the hordes of blue catfish threatening to put the bay fishery out of balance.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
The Ohio record for a blue catfish is currently 96 pounds held by Chris Rolph of Williamsburg who caught the 54 1/2-inch fish in the Ohio River on June 11, 2009.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The world record is a 143-pound blue catfish measuring almost 57 inches taken from a Virginia lake in 2011.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
Add blue catfish filets and toss until fish is covered with the mixture.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Advisories about the consumption of blue catfish are reviewed annually and published by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
In some tributaries, blue catfish now make up as much as 75% of the total fish biomass, according to DNR.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
The largest blue catfish ever recorded in South Carolina weighed 113.8 pounds, while North Carolina’s blue cat record stands at 127 pounds.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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