Catfish in the Rappahannock!
Virginia Fishing
May 23, 2022 10:37:14 #
Michel
Loc: King George VA
Got a chance to fish out of Hopyard Farms yesterday. It was kind of slow...kept 2 blues for supper, released 1 and lost 2 after hookup. Interesting thing...had two swallow circle hooks. Kind of strange...haven't had that happen much. Must have picked up the bait and not turned before gulping it down.
May 23, 2022 11:25:41 #
Michel wrote:
Got a chance to fish out of Hopyard Farms yesterday. It was kind of slow...kept 2 blues for supper, released 1 and lost 2 after hookup. Interesting thing...had two swallow circle hooks. Kind of strange...haven't had that happen much. Must have picked up the bait and not turned before gulping it down.
Welcome Michel. Sounds like you got a good supper.
May 23, 2022 18:48:38 #
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May 24, 2022 14:19:44 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
Michel wrote:
Got a chance to fish out of Hopyard Farms yesterday. It was kind of slow...kept 2 blues for supper, released 1 and lost 2 after hookup. Interesting thing...had two swallow circle hooks. Kind of strange...haven't had that happen much. Must have picked up the bait and not turned before gulping it down.
Glad to hear it. You should consider keepin your limit of Blue Cafish when youy catch them. They are invasive and affect other fish populations adversely.
May 24, 2022 19:25:33 #
Michel
Loc: King George VA
They are damn tasty, too, but it's just my wife and I and she's skittish about eating catfish. I have a recipe that may win her over. I'll let y'all know!
PS when I was retired I had a commercial license to trotline blue cat...but at .25¢ a pound I needed a pile of em to break even!
PS when I was retired I had a commercial license to trotline blue cat...but at .25¢ a pound I needed a pile of em to break even!
May 25, 2022 14:34:11 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
Jim Kay wrote:
Glad to hear it. You should consider keepin your limit of Blue Cafish when youy catch them. They are invasive and affect other fish populations adversely.
Tell that despite reports that Catfish have questionable diets, They primarily eat other fish and live things In the lower Rappahannock they supplement their fish diet with Crabs, and Crayfish as well as other aquatic critters. They grow very large in the Rappahannock and James rivers but I always thought thst smaller ones taste better.
May 26, 2022 10:24:55 #
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