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Catfish Management Plan Update Corey Oakley
Catfish Management Plan Update Corey Oakley
They will never really be classified as "game fish" certain bodies of water may have length or slot sizes on them.
Amend 15A NCAC 10C .0301 to designate Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Flat Bullhead, Snail Bullhead, White Catfish, and Yellow Bullhead as inland game fish when found in inland fishing waters. This designation restricts harvest to hook and line and prohibits the sale of these species.
Amend 15A NCAC 10C .0321 to establish a statewide creel limit of 10 fish in aggregate with no closed season for those catfish species listed as inland game fish.
Amend 15A NCAC 10C .0401 to prohibit the possession or harvest of Margined Madtom and Tadpole Madtom in all inland fishing waters. The possession of Broadtail Madtom, Carolina Madtom, Mountain 418 Madtom, Orangefin Madtom, and Stonecat is prohibited by 15A NCAC 10I .0102 Protection of Endangered/Threatened/Special Concern.
They can call them whatever they want, but in certain places they need slot limits on them. As far as the invasive species go the state spends thousands of dollars stocking several invasive species every year and they have gamefish status so I put very little stock on that moniker. Heck I consider some people more of an invasive species than catfish. LOLAnd I agree with that. An invasive species should never get gamefish status. But they are there and people spend big bucks catching them, me included. Also never going to get rid of them.
s far as the invasive species go the state spends thousands of dollars stocking several invasive species every year and they have gamefish status
rainbow trout,,,brown trout,,,,musky,,,,,
rainbow trout,,,brown trout,,,,musky,,,,,
I wouldn’t mind seeing a state wide minimum. Go to the falls lake dam on a warm afternoon and you’ll see buckets filled up with 10” catfish
So catfish are invasive or just certain varieties?