The blue catfish, Williams said, was heartier and meatier than catfish she was used to. The Maryland state record blue catfish is 84 pounds. A distinguishing feature of the blue catfish is that the anal fin margin, or edge, is straight as if it has been clipped with scissors. Cook it simply: pan-seared in butter, doused with fresh lemon, served atop spring-fresh potato salad. I hope you like catfish. 06 Jun 2019. Catfishing tips. Date Posted: 2017-06-14 Source: The Washington Post. A boat captain leading a group of high school students caught a giant blue crab in the Chesapeake Bay. Time for responsibility, too. An opportunistic and adaptable apex predator, the blue catfish was foolishly introduced in the 1970s as fodder for recreational fisherman. Chesapeake Bay Overview Spanning over 200 miles from its Susquehanna River headwaters to the north to the southern mouth of the bay where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, the Chesapeake Bay is an angler’s paradise offering a large variety of fishing opportunities year-round. Its tail fin is deeply forked. Whole Foods is now selling Chesapeake Bay blue catfish in their stores. They were introduced to several rivers on Virginia’s Western Shore decades ago. The upper jaw extends beyond the lower jaw. While both fish are long-lived and fast-growing, it’s the blue catfish that is the major problem. The commercial blue catfish harvest around the Bay last year totaled more than 5 million pounds, while striped bass harvests were less than 3 million. The blue catfish is a major predator of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. (Kim Hairston, Baltimore Sun video). Their bellies are often white or pale in color. "Will they completely take over the ecosystem in 50 years? In 2009, the dockside value of the blue crab harvest Bay-wide was approximately $78 million. Blue catfish have the run of most of the Chesapeake, thanks to the record rains of the past eighteen months throughout the Chesapeake watershed. The state record channel catfish (Chesapeake division) is 29.63 lbs. Matt Rath/Chesapeake Bay Program. January 11, 2019. Their heads are compressed, or flattened, and they have a protruding lower jaw. Blue catfish lack scales and possess an adipose fin, as well as a single, serrated spine in the dorsal and pectoral fins. The black duck, the canvasback , and the blue-winged teal that sail in for landings, then stretch their wings or dive for food are doing much as ducks have done for centuries on the river. The more blue catfish dishes served, "the better chance we have of getting it out of the bay," said chef David Thomas of Ida B's Table in Baltimore. Harris Creek Oyster Co. opened a stall at Camden Yards this year, offering pink catfish fillets caught fresh from the Potomac and served in sandwiches. In areas such as the Susquehanna, Patuxent, Potomac, James, Nanticoke, they are often found from a river’s mouth upstream to the fall line and beyond. Blue catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus ) have been widely introduced throughout the United States and are invasive in Chesapeake Bay. As an introduced species, blue catfish are now commonly found in the tidal Potomac River and some of the other tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Yellow Bullhead can be found in many of the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Its smooth skin lacks scales. Chesapeake Bay watermen supply as much as a third of the nation's blue crabs each year. Anglers typically encounter channel catfish less than 24" in length in Maryland but larger fish can be found. Matt Rath/Chesapeake Bay Program. Conservationists, meanwhile, just hope blue cats continue to catch on with consumers such as Baltimore resident Robyn Williams. Because both species consume fish, and because several fish species (e.g., Alosa spp.) Son tipped off FBI about his father, who is charged in Capitol riot, Coronavirus vaccine eligibility opens to more candidates in Maryland amid access questions, How to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine through Maryland counties, hospitals, Howard County man, 22, charged in connection with Capitol insurrection, FBI says, Mike Preston: Lamar Jackson deserves new contract, but Ravens shouldn’t mortgage away future | COMMENTARY, ‘The Hill We Climb,’ a transcript. Advertisement Blue crabs, grayfish, eels, worms and other catfish. If the estimate is correct — and there are plenty of caveats — that would mean the Bay has roughly one blue catfish for every three blue crabs, though the average catfish is many times larger than the average crab. There's been a lot of recent attention on blue catfish, which have arrived from the Mississippi River system and are spreading around the bay. Typically olive or yellow/brown on top with a yellow or cream underside. Blue catfish is a newcomer to Washington stores and restaurants, it’s sustainably caught in the Chesapeake Bay, and it’s probably tastier than any catfish you’ve ever had. "It's a twofold problem," said Wendy Stuart, a trained chef and the Wide Net Project's co-founder and executive director. “I knew I could get five bites a day in that area, if you grinded it out,” Swindle said. Yellow bullhead have cream colored chin barbels which differentiates them from other bullheads. Blue Catfish in Chesapeake Bay. “They might weigh 7 pounds or they might weigh 17 pounds.” Like Hite, Swindle needed a good tournament to shore up a Classic berth. Blue Catfish (CBP) in the Chesapeake Bay -1980s. Today, flathead catfish can be found in low-salinity tributaries throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. With so many available in the Bay, one solution could be that people should simply eat more catfish. but can increasing , and capacity to consume significant the Bay watershed. "There's a pretty decent market for them right now.". They’re the new fish du jour on the Chesapeke menu. The male crab appeared to measure between 16 and 18 inches claw-to … Last year, amid record rainfall across the Mid-Atlantic, the fish turned up in places where waters were usually thought to be too salty for their liking, including near the mouths of rivers and in the main stem of the Chesapeake itself. Margined madtoms can be found in gravelly riffles in streams. The vertical fins are darkly edged in clear water but may appear only dusky in turbid water. Rapa whelks, native to Asia, have invaded the Chesapeake Bay and are raising concerns about economic and ecological impacts to the Bay region due to their shellfish diet. "Blue catfish eat everything, including each other, and there aren’t a whole lot of things that eat them once they get a certain size." The number of anal fin rays is 30 to 35. "They are in every stem of the bay, pretty much," Rice said. Since their introduction, blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay have grown numerous and large. Blue catfish are destroying the Chesapeake Bay. Yellow bullhead are one of the smaller members of the Ictaluridae Family. 2011; VDGIF; VCU). They can grow to 5 feet long and weigh up to 100 pounds while gobbling up other commercially valuable fish, such as menhaden and blue crabs. With white bellies and long whiskers, the invasive blue cats have been appearing in recent years in rivers and creeks up and down the Chesapeake Bay. And they "really, really, really like Chesapeake Bay tributaries," he says. The VMRC has named the growing blue catfish population as one of the factors responsible for the low harvest numbers for crabs this year. Catfish also seem well adapted to disturbed ecosystems near urban areas, such as Richmond and Newport News. "Can I have one more piece?". Studies are currently underway to determine their impact on other aquatic species. It is smooth-skinned, with a bluish- or greenish-gray body, a silvery white belly and olive fins. Congress isn’t helping. The Chesapeake Bay region may be home to roughly 100 million hungry blue catfish — with plenty of room for their numbers to expand, according to a recent estimate. Rounded tail. (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun video). 1 et al., unpublished data). Amid heightened concern that blue catfish already could be spreading out of control, watermen, conservationists and government officials are attempting to stanch their population by catching as many of those invaders as they can and encouraging people to eat their firm, clean-flavored flesh. People thought that these fish, which like fresh water, would stay in those rivers. Collectively, state prisons are now using 3,055 pounds of blue catfish monthly, paying $5.31 a pound, according to Mark Powell, chief of marketing at the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Scientists say they don't have enough information to predict whether and how the catfish might be throwing bay ecosystems out of whack. Meanwhile, the meandering channel of the tidal river and its freshwater marshes support strong populations of both species of perch, several sunfish (locally known as bream), largemouth bass, black crappie, chain pickerel, and blue, channel, and white catfish. Typical size for a Stonecat is 4-9 inches. Small, dark spots are scattered across its sides; these spots may disappear as the catfish gets older. Because it will eat most anything and can thrive in both fresh and brackish waters, the catfish quickly began its colonization of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, are an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay region, where they negatively impact native species of ecological, economic and cultural value.Management of blue catfish is, however, hindered by a lack of information on their population dynamics. He came to Chesapeake Bay on the AOY Classic bubble – in 41st place – and left in 24th place. shad, river herring, , they will consume more native Bay fish. fishing for catfish in the summer. The Maryland state record Bullhead is 3 lbs, 6 oz. If you catch a catfish in Chesapeake Bay, there’s a good chance it’s an invader from the Mississippi River drainage–probably a blue catfish, though it could be a less common flathead catfish. Some specimens have obvious dark edges on their fins. Lifespan 5 to 22 years Status Stable Also known as the yellow or mud catfish, the flathead catfish is a large, smooth-skinned fish with a yellow to purple-brown body and whisker-like barbels around its mouth. The fish can grow up to four and a half feet in length and weigh well more than 100 pounds. Congressional Seafood markets the fish as both tasty and a way to help the ecosystem of the Bay. species please contact the Natural Resources Police at 800-628-9944. Longnose gar gather to gulp air at the surface in “playgrounds” over the deep water in the meanders. Chin barbels are pale or white. catch. Some fish can become more salt tolerant when exposed to brackish waters like those in the Bay. While snakehead didn't quite catch on as a delicacy, could blue cats? Chesapeake Bay is one of the world’s richest marine-life estuaries, noted for finfish, blue crabs, oysters, and clams. Blue catfish are considered an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay. Testing of blue catfish gut contents shows they aren't picky eaters, devouring everything from blue crabs to mussels and clams to young shad, herring and sturgeon. Way South and VA Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 21, 2019 Update: The southern waters of our Chesapeake haven’t been especially productive this week, and reports from the inlets are of slow pickings – instead, most anglers who report success are heading up the rivers to get in on the blue catfish which have been much more active than anything out on the Bay. Diet. (Blankenship, 2019). Blue catfish were introduced as sport fish to the Chesapeake in the 1970s. Spread of invasive species: The blue catfish, an invasive species in the Chesapeake, has spread over the last two summers due to the lower salinity levels. Thomas said most customers are "pleasantly surprised" by what he describes as the cleaner flavor of blue catfish. In 2015, Virginia researchers estimated there were about 100 million of them in the Chesapeake, and it's likely the blue catfish population has grown since then. These mustachioed menaces have been eating their way through the Potomac River and the rest of the Chesapeake Bay for the last decade. I had a bad feeling the Bunker I bought was rotten and I was right. January 11, 2019. "There are more of them out there, but also more people going after them," said Sean Corson, acting director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay office. Such concerns spurred efforts to get more people fishing for blue cats, and more people eating them. After 40 years of collecting trawl data on the Rhode River south of Annapolis, his agency caught its first blue catfish this year. Cornmeal-crusted blue catfish at Red’s Table in Reston, Virginia. And the average commercial harvest in Maryland and Virginia between 2000 and 2009 was more than 55 million pounds each year! They are only just starting to research where the bay's new catfish go to keep warm in the winter and to spawn in the spring, how much saltwater they can tolerate, and just how much their population has grown in the Chesapeake. Commercial watermen in Maryland and Virginia harvested more than 5 million pounds of them in 2017 — almost twice as much as the states' combined striped bass commercial harvest. For the nonprofit Wide Net Project, promoting blue catfish catch is about both protecting the environment and feeding people who are hungry. Biologists and state fishery managers fear harm from the blue catfish, which can grow to 5 feet, to native species such as blue crabs, yellow perch and white catfish. Rice can catch up to 1,200 pounds of blue catfish. The upper jaw is equal with the lower jaw. | COMMENTARY, Annapolis senator introduces bill updating data collection that guide stormwater regulations, Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman says Perdue will hurt farmers with sudden closure of Lothian grain elevator, Meet the advocate Baltimore Latino parents seek out to get the best education for their children, Man fatally shot in West Baltimore, police say. “Tastes good,” Gov. "They're just so grossly abundant," said Joe Love, a freshwater fisheries biologist at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “But no one knows how many blue catfish would need to be caught to reduce potential conflicts with other species – or whether a market exists for that large a catch,” reported the Bay Journal.. Catch and release of these fish is discouraged, as they are invasive While the Bay’s blue crab population did slightly increase over the past year, to 411 million crabs, the stricter regulations have been kept in place to get crab numbers up to a healthier level, closer to the 765 million-population number of 2012. "We're not slowing them down none," said Robert T. Brown, president of the Maryland Watermen's Association. During a recent Orioles home game, she tried a sample of breaded and fried blue catfish on her way to the stands. The blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is the largest species of North American catfish, reaching a length of 165 cm (65 in) and a weight of 68 kg (150 lb).The typical length is about 25–46 in (64–117 cm). That doesn't mean that won't happen, though. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) by Joan Smedinghoff. fish, such as Atlantic menhaden, American shad, blueback herring, bay anchovy, and other blue catfish. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) by Joan Smedinghoff. More information about the blue catfish can be found on our Fish Facts Page. A dark line often runs along the side of the fish. Giant blue catfish swarm the tidal rivers off the Chesapeake Bay, and tempting anglers across the Mid-Atlantic region. Minimum size for consideration is 7 lbs. Pete Springer, a Charles County waterman, fishes for invasive blue catfish in the Potomac River near Mallows Bay. There isn't evidence yet that their growth has translated to a downturn for other species. Upper Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, May 3 Update: Running south may be a good bet, for the weekend. Blog Post; The horses are out of the barn. “One way that students can engage in hunger relief and biodiversity in the Chesapeake Bay is to tell their favorite restaurant about the Wide Net Project and request the wild blue catfish at … "Blue catfish eat everything, including each other, and there aren’t a whole lot of things that eat them once they get a certain size." “We will not eradicate blue catfish from Chesapeake Bay.” Matthew Ogburn, a senior scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, has studied Bay creatures from clams to cownose rays. More information about the white catfish can be found on our Fish Facts Page. nice day out. Blog Post; The horses are out of the barn. The group, founded in 2013, works with partners to get the fish to hunger relief agencies as well as the grocery store chain MOM's, where customers can buy it for around $9 per pound. A new study confirms that nonnative blue catfish around the Chesapeake have the potential to take a significant bite out of populations of important native species such as blue crabs and river herring. That’s because unlike the farmed variety, which eat a diet of corn-and-soy feed, blue cats feed on medium-size fish like menhaden and white perch. The scientists found that the non-native blue catfish in the Chesapeake area are feeding mainly on shad, menhaden, blue crab and river herring―all native species. Gertrude's is serving two menu items that use the invasive Blue Catfish an an ingredient. Whole Foods is now selling blue catfish in their stores, which is a great way to get the public involved in helping the Chesapeake Bay by eating this delicious invader. With both demand for and supply of blue catfish on the rise, the catch has increased 2½ times over from 2014 to 2017, to nearly 200,000 pounds in Maryland waters. The 710,000-acre watershed of the Nanticoke drains a third of Delaware’s land surface, then a huge chunk of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland on its 50-mile journey to the Chesapeake Bay. Update: In September 2015, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program awarded a green seafood recommendation, the highest rating possible, to Chesapeake Bay blue catfish.According to the Wide Net Project, it is the first invasive species to be assessed and rated by the program nationally. Way South and VA Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, February 21, 2019 Update: The southern waters of our Chesapeake haven’t been especially productive this week, and reports from the inlets are of slow pickings – instead, most anglers who report success are heading up the rivers to get in on the blue catfish which have been much more active than anything out on the Bay. The long adipose fin is separated from the rounded tail (caudal fin) by a small notch. Last year, Maryland officials announced a new program to allow state institutions such as prisons, schools and hospitals to buy cases of the blue catfish from Maryland Correctional Enterprises, a job-training program under the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Rice can catch up to 1,200 pounds of blue catfish. The story behind the Baltimore delicacy with a misleading name. Typical size for a tadpole madtom is 2-4 inches. They are usually found in small, low gradient streams. Slender body with spots on juveniles or small adults. Four pairs of light, whisker-like barbels appear around its mouth. “But no one knows how many blue catfish would need to be caught to reduce potential conflicts with other species – or whether a market exists for that large a catch,” reported the Bay Journal.. The number of anal fin rays is 30 to 35. Flathead are an introduced species and are currently found in only a few places in the Chesapeake Bay; the Potomac River, Upper Bay, Elk and Sassafras Rivers. The species were introduced to the upper James River by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in the 70s, and over time they've not only exploded in population but also proved to be significant predators when it comes to blueback herring, blue crabs, and menhaden. First mate Ray Harner holds her fish. Today's overall catch was up significantly, judging from reports coming in, our experience on the Ebb Tide this morning, and the chatter back at the dock. "Get it out of the bay and get it onto the plates of people who need it.". You asked: What is lake trout? Many consider the James River to be the best river on earth to catch blue catfish over 50 lbs. 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