Fishing Species
Wels Catfish Fish Species Information
Wels Catfish bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Silurus glanis |
| Other Fish Name: | |
| Regions Fished: | central, southern, and eastern Europe, and near the Baltic and Caspian Seas |
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| Common Tackle: | one of the best baits are the leeches, turned inside-out on the hooks. One bait that nearly never fails and is guaranteed to attract one catfish is the fresh water eel. |
| Additional Information: | The wels catfish lives on annelid worms, gastropods, insects, crustaceans, and fish; the larger ones also eat frogs, mice, rats and aquatic birds such as ducks. |