Blue catfish are often misidentified as channel catfish. Blue catfish are heavy bodied, blueish gray in color, and have a … 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, frogs, and other readily available aquatic foo… 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 of body weight, meaning a 20 pound Blue catfish can produce upwards of … 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 … See more

On June 18, 2011, a 143-lb blue catfish was landed from Kerr Lake on the Virginia-North Carolina border. On June 22, 2011, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries certified it as the new state record. Th… 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