Huge Utah Lake Catfish

[TubeDude]

[#0000cc][cool][#0000ff]HA. Got your attention. My son-in-law in Tennessee just sent this to me. Could you imagine hanging something like that in Utah Lake? From a float tube? Can you hear the music from Jaws playing in the background?[/#0000ff][/#0000cc]
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[#0000cc]Angler Releases Probable World Record Catfish[/#0000cc]
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A TWRA Fisheries Biologist recently distributed this e-mail to his counterparts across the state.

"Attached are a couple of photos of a monster blue catfish caught near Greenville, Mississippi by an elderly man who let the fish go after his wife took the pictures. The weight of the catfish is unknown, though some catfish anglers guessed it to be at least 150 pounds. It looks like 200 pounds to me. For sure it would have been a new world record."





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[Out4aFloat]

WOW! Look at it pull that boat down. That would sure be fun to hook into.

How old do you think it is?
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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]That fish could be the same one that ate my friend at Utah Lake last summer.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]Picture attached lol[/size]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Here is something from the ESPN Fishing website:[/#0000ff]
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[font "Helvetica"][#a50400][size 3]Age and Growth
[/size][/#a50400][/font]Blue catfish grow faster and live longer than channel catfish. They are the largest member of the catfish family. Blues may grow to lengths of over 55 inches and may weigh more than 100 pounds. Maximum lifespan for blues is unknown but is probably 20-25 years.
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[#0000ff]Judging by the size, I would say that it is approaching the upward side of the age mark for blues...25 years or so.[/#0000ff]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Okay, payback time. I fool you...you fool me. I just happen to know that picture is of a "wels"...the giant catfish of the large rivers in Europe. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Nice shiny "dome" on your friend. Too many high speed turns on the mattress?[/#0000ff]
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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]Actually that guy was a employee of the Utah Wildlife Resources Department, who was on assignment looking for a reportedly new form of catfish living in Utah Lake. [/size][/black]
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[size 3]A picture of the fish he was looking for is attached. lol[/size]
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[Muleskinner222]

I wonder how his wife got over there for the picture..[crazy]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]I'm guessing she was standing on a dock. I wasn't there.[/#0000ff]
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[Strikes_R_Us]

[sly]You guys are all nuts! LOL keep it up!
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[Coldfooter]

Some braggin' right are better left swimmin'. Dam noodlers, HA! []
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[Saberfish]

[black][size 3]A good example of what happens when the weather is bad, and the retired have too much time of their hands. lol[/size][/black]
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[reelfast]

Hey I knocked one like that off the end of my wifes fishing line trying to net it for her. It was an accident! She said if it ever happens again I may be looking for a new wife and boat.[shocked]
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[Coldfooter]

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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Decisions, decisions.[/#0000ff]
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[lavaman]

We all know, there are Blue Catfish in UL *cough*. Right Pat?
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[fsh4fun05]

Don't even start that lavaman [] I don't think I could bear to read another story of how 'my dads friends uncle caught one'!!!
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[lavaman]

I hear ya.

My brother who lives down there in Orem swears up and down that there are Blues in that lake. I told him that he's hallucinating.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Of course they's blue cats in Utah Lake. Flatheads too. Why, I heard tell that them carp nettin' guys had big cats in their nets that towed the boats backwards. Where d'ya think they came up with that little visual for the movie Jaws?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I suppose that if a channel cat got cold enough, it might turn a bit blue.[/#0000ff]
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[waljustia]

Your pictures made me laugh pretty hard!

I am excited for when I am retired and the weather is bad!
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[lordCrappie]

Hey my dad lives only five minutes away from Greenville, MS. I was there back in November for Thanksgiving. I will ask to see if he has heard anything about this fish.
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