Channel Catfish

The channel catfish is Arkansas' most widespread and abundant catfish. Weighing up to 30 pounds, it's
typically a stream fish, but, millions are produced in state hatcheries each year and stocked in lakes and
ponds where natural reproduction is limited. Characteristics include a deeply forked tail, gray to brown back and sides fading to white underneath, and a rounded anal fin with 24 to 29 rays. Channels
occasionally strike artificials, but most are taken using natural bait fished on or near the bottom. They are especially fond of chicken liver, earthworms, crayfish, minnows, catalpa worms and stinkbaits.

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