Fishing Forum

[#0000FF]I may not be float tubing much in Utah Lake any more. The catfish down there are showing signs of the feared pollution problems in that lake. The Loys (carp seiners) have been reporting huge catfish in Utah Lake for years, but I have always discounted that as sensationalism and them having a bit of fun with the local yokels.

Now there is pictorial proof. Here is a pic of some poor guy who was fishing for walleyes near the Spanish Fork river inlet...at "Sandy Beach". He was wading about knee deep when this big catfish suddenly rushed in, grabbed him by the lower legs and began swallowing him whole.

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Fortunately there was a large group of "happy harvesters" nearby and they were able to pull the angler away from the fish...and then pull the fish up onto the shore. For the next hour or so there were heated arguments and even fights over who got the various portions of the cut-up catfish. That's why there are no remnants to turn over to DWR for official weight, measurement and DNA testing.
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LOL, April fools was last Friday.[] That fish would keep the happy harvesters busy for a while.


Is that a Wels?
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CAUTION: This post is four days late. Everyone knows yellow bullheads don't grow that big in Utah.
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You're a couple days late with that post aren't you? I already scored that fish, but as usual it was exaggerated by the southern camp to be larger than I could verify. Nice fish though. Later J
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[#0000FF]What? You question my credibility.

Actually, I am old, retired and don't keep track of the dates. Don't make no nevermind to me whether it is the 1st, 4th or whatever. Couldn't remember nohow.

Yes it is a wels. A 280 pounder from Italy.

[url "http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150227-giant-wels-catfish-italy-megafish-animals/"]LINK TO VIDEO[/url]
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Funny, I didn't know bullheads liked Italian food.

Mike
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[#0000FF]They eat anything that don't eat them first.

They're ombinivorous...or whatever. Kinda like my sons when they were younger...and hanging out in front of the refrigerator.
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I've caught a few like that in the Bear River,(OK maybe not quite as big),but I didn't realize that they had crawled all the way to Utah Lake at night.
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[#0000FF]They probably take the Front Runner. It goes to Provo now.
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From the thread title, I was fully expecting to see a photo of you chowing down on some smokitty.

Alas, no.
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[#0000FF]Alas and alack...a lack of smokitty. My batch from last week has been decimated by deprived family and demented friends.

Will this suffice, instead? I know you're a fan.

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TD, you know you are NOT supposed to post obscene images here.
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[#0000FF]Doesn't look like the moderators are on top of this one.

Sorry if I offended anyone.

At least it wasn't Donald or Hillary.

Heaven help us all. Somebody better help us. We're gonna need it...no matter who gets in.

(This is not a paid political announcement. And I do not approve of the candidates.)
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