photo of a very big catfish caught

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17876321...framenumber/10

That's one big cat fish.
I wonder if there is one like that in lake Mead NV.
"Dr. D"




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In Germany they call them a wels. Most of the pictures of big fish seem to
come from Italy or Spain. I think wels would solve the carp problem in Lake
Mead, also the tilapia problem and maybe thin the stripers out.
George in las Vegas

it is not legal to plant non native fish without government permission.
"Dr. D"




"George" wrote in message
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In Germany they call them a wels. Most of the pictures of big fish seem to
come from Italy or Spain. I think wels would solve the carp problem in
Lake Mead, also the tilapia problem and maybe thin the stripers out.
George in las Vegas

it is not legal to plant non native fish without government permission.

I doubt they would survive here.
George in Las Vegas

Have no idea how adaptable this cat fish is. And Lake Mead has many zones
that might be acceptable for this type of cat fish.
Richard G.
"Dr. D"







"George" wrote in message
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it is not legal to plant non native fish without government permission.

I doubt they would survive here.
George in Las Vegas

"George" wrote in message
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In Germany they call them a wels. Most of the pictures of big fish seem to
come from Italy or Spain. I think wels would solve the carp problem in
Lake Mead, also the tilapia problem and maybe thin the stripers out.
George in las Vegas

Maybe so, but you'll probably also get rid of the Razorback Suckers, which
are an endangered species, in the reservoir.

Pete

There are catfish in lake Mead how big I don't know but they are there.
"Dr. D"




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"George" wrote in message
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In Germany they call them a wels. Most of the pictures of big fish seem
to come from Italy or Spain. I think wels would solve the carp problem in
Lake Mead, also the tilapia problem and maybe thin the stripers out.
George in las Vegas

Maybe so, but you'll probably also get rid of the Razorback Suckers, which
are an endangered species, in the reservoir.

Pete

Dr.D wrote:
There are catfish in lake Mead how big I don't know but they are there.
"Dr. D"

I bet they are big, I threw some back in after catching them 45 years
ago, how big can cats get in 45 years ?
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There are catfish in lake Mead how big I don't know but they are there.
"Dr. D"


The largest cat caught in Nevada (includes Lake Mead) is a 31 lbs 1 oz
channel caught at Lahontan Res. which I happened to see when I was working
as a seasonal ranger back in 1980. As far as I know nothing that big has
been caught in Lake Mead. I've caught a couple of 28 lb channels in traps
in Nevada, one in Pyramid Lake, another in a small reservoir outside of
Fallon.

Pete