How to Use channel catfish in a Sentence

channel catfish

noun
  • The result was a channel catfish about the size of my forearm.
    Gary Garth, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Most of the blue and channel catfish hauled in by Choke Canyon anglers tend to be under 20 inches in length.
    Ralph Winingham, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The department put thousands of channel catfish into the ponds in the fall.
    USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Anglers come for the trout, crappies and channel catfish stocked here.
    Roger Naylor, azcentral, 17 June 2019
  • Along with channel catfish, the lake is stocked with rainbow trout, rock bass, bass carp, brown trout and brown bullhead.
    Sean Quinton, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2018
  • The second was likely the largest channel catfish ever caught in our state.
    Sean Quinton, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2018
  • Even the bluegills, rock bass, crappies and channel catfish can be difficult to catch.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The bass, channel catfish and sheepshead fishing should continue to be very good.
    cleveland, 27 May 2021
  • The Black River is giving up the catfish, and the big channel catfish put up a real battle.
    cleveland, 14 July 2022
  • Giving anglers big tugs on their lines are lunker carp, sheepshead and channel catfish.
    cleveland, 20 May 2021
  • One of Ohio’s best areas for channel catfish has been Sandusky Bay.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 7 June 2019
  • On Tuesday, a truck hauling a trailer with 10- to 15-pound adult channel catfish arrived at the lake’s boat ramp.
    Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2019
  • While perfect for getting the most out of a school of channel catfish, its sharp No. 6 treble is small on the spectrum of catfish hooks.
    Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Three types of catfish are native to the Sooner State: flatheads, blue cats, and channel catfish.
    Matt Carney, Outside Online, 15 June 2022
  • Rock bass and channel catfish also were dominant species in the lake trap net survey in 2014.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Rainbow trout and channel catfish have been released for the kids to catch, and prizes for the largest, smallest and most unique fish caught will be awarded promptly at noon and 4 p.m.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 19 May 2022
  • The pan-sized rainbow trout weighed about a pound apiece, and the channel catfish were 2-pounders, with a few trophy rainbow trout and albino catfish in the mix.
    cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020
  • It is stocked with rainbow trout, largemouth bass, perch, channel catfish and is a great spot for kids and families.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2020
  • Lake Capote, a little more than 15 miles from Pagosa and owned by the Southern Utes, is stocked with rainbow trout, brown trout, channel catfish and largemouth bass.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2020
  • The Wacky rigged worms could do well in the Potomac River for smallmouth bass and those big sunfish as well as take channel catfish, carp, crappie and walleyes.
    Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 Mar. 2021
  • During the summer, the state’s 18 Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes and ponds are stocked every two weeks with channel catfish.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 27 Nov. 2020
  • The dominant farmed catfish in the United States, a hybrid of a female channel catfish and a male blue catfish, grows faster and is hardier.
    Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 19 Nov. 2020
  • White bass - fair lake wide on jigs and minnows; walleye - poor with a few short fish caught near the dam on nightcrawlers and trolling with small crankbaits; channel catfish – poor to fair lake wide on cut bait and nightcrawlers.
    Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 9 May 2018
  • Fly and spin tackle can be used, and mixed bags of smallmouth bass, stripers, white and hickory shad, white perch and channel catfish are common.
    Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021
  • With bluegill, largemouth bass and channel catfish of all sizes stocking the ponds, young anglers could catch almost anything.
    Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • The young biologist had watched the eaglets through a scope from across the water for weeks as the birds' parents brought them striped bass, channel catfish and what looked like a ringtail.
    Brandon Loomis, azcentral, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Fish found dead included bass, channel catfish, common carp, and one or more species of sucker fish.
    Trisha Ahmed, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Anglers with a freshwater license can opt to bring a fishing rod to catch up to one channel catfish, five bluegill and 25 black crappie per day.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The medium-heavy power spinning rod that will make quick work of a channel catfish in the local pond, for example, won’t stand a chance against a blue or flathead.
    Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Blue and channel catfish are mostly scavengers that will also prey on other fish when given the opportunity.
    Outdoor Life, 30 Nov. 2023

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