'Fat Cat Challenge'
Mar 11, 2020 13:25:40 #
There is currently a competition going on in Arizona called the
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
Mar 11, 2020 13:43:52 #
Mar 11, 2020 13:48:00 #
If anyone missed some previous posts on this subject, this is for the record; Arizona keeps
separate records for any fish caught in the Colorado River
versus what they consider to
be 'inland' lakes and rivers (any
other body of water) ! This
applies to all trout, bass, sunfish
and catfish species in particular, although other species may be included ! For instance, the Colorado River record for
rainbow trout is 21 lbs./5.5 oz., while the 'inland' record is
15 lbs./9.12 oz. (caught at
Willow Springs Lake) ! Those
of you who may have seen my
earlier posting/photo of the
record sunfish (5 lbs./12.8 oz.)
will know that there are some
BIG fish in that river; good reason to have it on my 'bucket list' !
separate records for any fish caught in the Colorado River
versus what they consider to
be 'inland' lakes and rivers (any
other body of water) ! This
applies to all trout, bass, sunfish
and catfish species in particular, although other species may be included ! For instance, the Colorado River record for
rainbow trout is 21 lbs./5.5 oz., while the 'inland' record is
15 lbs./9.12 oz. (caught at
Willow Springs Lake) ! Those
of you who may have seen my
earlier posting/photo of the
record sunfish (5 lbs./12.8 oz.)
will know that there are some
BIG fish in that river; good reason to have it on my 'bucket list' !
Mar 11, 2020 15:25:53 #
Just musing about how many crickets and worms and minnows and crawdads it would take to grow up a five pound sunfish. Damn! Twenty one pound rainbow. Wow!
Mar 11, 2020 15:29:12 #
Smokypig wrote:
Just musing about how many crickets and worms and minnows and crawdads it would take to grow up a five pound sunfish. Damn! Twenty one pound rainbow. Wow!
Mar 11, 2020 15:41:08 #
Sorry ! Sent that last one by accident !
Smokey; the reason so many fish get so big in that area ? Some years ago, they had an invasive
species called quagga mussles
(probably from somebody's boat)
that really took hold around the areas of Lake Havasu/Topock
Marsh; I'm thinkin' that the
reason they've been catching
so many big fish in that area (bass/sunnies/catfish) is that they've been gorging themselves on those mussles and all that protein helps them grow both
bigger and faster ! Not a game biologist, but it seems to make
sense, as the size increase began shortly after that invasion !
Smokey; the reason so many fish get so big in that area ? Some years ago, they had an invasive
species called quagga mussles
(probably from somebody's boat)
that really took hold around the areas of Lake Havasu/Topock
Marsh; I'm thinkin' that the
reason they've been catching
so many big fish in that area (bass/sunnies/catfish) is that they've been gorging themselves on those mussles and all that protein helps them grow both
bigger and faster ! Not a game biologist, but it seems to make
sense, as the size increase began shortly after that invasion !
Mar 11, 2020 15:49:26 #
Mar 11, 2020 16:02:37 #
Mar 11, 2020 16:20:43 #
Odino
Loc: Rye NH
I saw a show on the tube about fishing in the Great Lakes and how much better it has become because of an invasive clam species and invasive gobies. So perhaps the Colorado River has also benefited from the invaders. Not all invasive species are a bad thing. Humans have been invasive species ever since they migrated out of Africa. Some might think that was a good thing for the world and others would disagree.
Mar 11, 2020 16:39:43 #
Odino wrote:
I saw a show on the tube about fishing in the Great Lakes and how much better it has become because of an invasive clam species and invasive gobies. So perhaps the Colorado River has also benefited from the invaders. Not all invasive species are a bad thing. Humans have been invasive species ever since they migrated out of Africa. Some might think that was a good thing for the world and others would disagree.
Chickens. I think chickens would disagree.
Mar 11, 2020 17:31:52 #
Foodfisher
Loc: SO. Cal coast
Big A wrote:
There is currently a competition going on in Arizona called the
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
Noodler?
Mar 11, 2020 17:37:56 #
Nope ! REAL fishing, with rod
and reel ! Don't think we get
too many 'noodlers' here with
the possibility of rattlesnakes
in the water !
and reel ! Don't think we get
too many 'noodlers' here with
the possibility of rattlesnakes
in the water !
Mar 12, 2020 09:31:19 #
Big A wrote:
I don't think I could even lift one that size anymore!There is currently a competition going on in Arizona called the
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
'Fat Cat' Challenge; it's on the Colorado River, and this young feller has already got a good
lead ! The flathead he's holding
weighed in at 64.38 lbs. and measured 50.75 inches, with a girth of 34.375 inches ! It is currently being evaluated as
the new Colorado River 'catch
and release' record for flathead
'cats' ! If only we could ALL
catch such fish !
Mar 12, 2020 16:35:36 #
Big A wrote:
Nope ! REAL fishing, with rod
and reel ! Don't think we get
too many 'noodlers' here with
the possibility of rattlesnakes
in the water !
and reel ! Don't think we get
too many 'noodlers' here with
the possibility of rattlesnakes
in the water !
You aint been in southern water systems have you. there are cottonmouths down here and folks noodle.
Mar 12, 2020 17:48:45 #
The CDB is Awsome wrote:
You aint been in southern water systems have you. there are cottonmouths down here and folks noodle.
Better them than me ! Not fond
of snakes in general and the venomous kind in particular;
also don't want to lose any
fingers, a hand, or any
'appendage' to those big, ugly,
alligators, or alligator snapping turtles either ! May have been crazy enough to try it in my younger days, but those are far,
far behind me !
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