Blue Catfish
The blue
catfish is a heavyweight, sometimes weighing over 100 pounds. It's a migratory
fish found in large rivers and reservoirs, and, like the channel cat, prefers
waters with good current over bottoms of
rock, gravel or sand. Blues resemble channel cats but have a distinct
hump-backed appearance, a
straight-edged anal fin with 30 to 35 rays and lack the black body spots
typical of small channel cats. Cut
shad and crayfish are among the most popular baits.