Blue Catfish Are Taking Over in Maryland Waters

Blue Catfish Are Taking Over in Maryland Waters

Source: einnews

4/4/2024

Blue Catfish Are Taking Over in Maryland Waters

Credit: Winn Brewer, DNR

Blue catfish are big, fast predators that spread quickly and can tolerate salinity. Now in all Maryland’s major rivers, blue cats are preying on and outcompeting native fish. Photo by Winn Brewer, DNR

The first catch of the afternoon was a white catfish—saved by its wider head and a few less anal fin rays, and tossed back into the water.

The blue catfish came next—two in quick succession. “It only takes a few minutes for them to start biting,” said Capt. Marcus Wilson, whose Rock-N-Robin Charter Fishing, operated together with Capt. Robin Payne, runs blue catfishing trips on the Potomac River several months of the year.

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