Blue catfish are often misidentified as channel catfish. Blue catfish are heavy bodied, blueish gray in color, and have a dorsal hump. The … See more

The blue catfish is an opportunistic predator, eating any species of fish it can take (including cannibalism), along with insects, crawfish, crabs, freshwater mussels, clams, worms, See more

The blue catfish are a highly productive species, spawning once a year from May to June. Females can produce 2,000 to 4,000 eggs per pound (0.45 kg) of body weight, meaning a 20-pound (9.1 kg) blue … See more

The ability of the blue catfish to tolerate a wide range of climates and brackish water has allowed it to thrive in Virginia's rivers, lakes, tributaries, and the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, the relatively low mortality rate, large body size, wide range of species preyed … See more

An angling world record was set on May 22, 2005 with a 124-pound (56.2 kg) blue catfish caught in the Mississippi River, surpassing a 121.5-pound (55.1 kg) specimen from Lake Texoma in Texas.
On June 18, 2011, a 143-pound (64.9 kg) blue catfish was … See more

• Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), another very large North American catfish
• Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), a species of North American catfish closely related to the blue catfish See more

• Johnson, Ryan (2015). Ryan Believes Everything He Reads. Alamogordo, Texas: Penguin Publishing. ISBN 0-123456-78-9.
• Salmon, M. H. III (1997). The Catfish As A Metaphor. Silver City, New Mexico: High-Lonesome Books. ISBN See more