Jun 9, 2018 · Catfish are well distributed throughout Southwest Idaho, but here are some favorite places where anglers can target them: Steck Park: Located northwest of Weiser on the Snake River Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area: Located near Parma, there are several access points to the Snake River and Lower Boise River and nearby islands where catfish ...

Aug 9, 2022 · An angler’s chances of catching a blue catfish in Idaho remains slim, although it’s obviously possible. Most anglers are likely to catch channel catfish, which are still Idaho’s most common and widely distributed catfish. The Snake River and its reservoirs will likely continue to produce big catfish.

May 24, 2018 · Catfish are also available in many of the Snake River’s tributaries, including the Weiser, Payette and Boise Rivers, typically in the lower stretches. And these catfish aren’t the little bullheads many people are familiar with catching. Channel cats average about 4 to 6 pounds and lots of them range above 10 pounds.

Jul 21, 2020 · Channel catfish raised at a Magic Valley aquaculture business were recently stocked across Idaho to provide opportunity for anglers to catch these fish and put food on their tables. Stocking locations ranged from Lake Cocollala in northern Idaho to the Rexburg City Pond in eastern Idaho, with 18 lakes and reservoirs receiving catfish.

From two catfish records broken less than three weeks apart (by the same angler) to one of the “smallest” state record fish ever caught in Idaho, it’s time to wrap up the top “big fish” stories from 2024. In total, 2024 had 7 new state records, which included 4 certified-weight records, and 3 new catch-and-release records. Making the ...

Jun 15, 2003 · Just what do catfish do? Plenty. There are several catfish species common to U.S. ponds -- channel catfish, blue catfish, yellow cats, white cats, bullheads -- and each fills a slightly different niche in a pond environment. All told, the family Ictaluridae boasts 24 known species in north America. Of those, 16 species are bullheads, or madtoms.

Jun 9, 2022 · Caught from Santee-Cooper Reservoir, South Carolina, on 07-7-1964, I'm pretty sure a 50 Lb catfish, particularly a channel catfish would have really raised some eyebrows. Now a Blue catfish that size or even a flathead (Which is all but impossible to mistake for a Channel) would be a big fish but not that rare in some places.

Channel Catfish and Bullhead MEMBERS of the catfish family have 4 pairs of barbels (whiskers), spines on their dorsal and pectoral fins, and no scales. Bullheads in Idaho are normally a more solid brown. INTRODUCED.

Jul 11, 2013 · One is a nice 2-3 acre pond that is chocked full of small LM bass (with some 4lb+ mixed in), large 5lb+ catfish, and large bluegill. The other pond is about 1/2-3/4 of an acre and has big carp and is probably overloaded with catfish. We see schools of probably 100 or so fingerling catfish swimming on the surface throughout the day.

Jul 29, 2020 · Reed Monson landed a catch-and-release state record with his 33-inch Channel Catfish from Lake Lowell. Congratulations to Reed Monson of Meridian on landing a new catch/release state record for channel catfish. Reed was fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Lowell on Friday, July 24 when the 33-inch catfish inhaled his plastic swimbait.