- Trophy Blue Cats
A great article with lots of info on tackle, bait, and finding the right spot on the river.
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- The Monster Blues
If you are interested in landing some really big citation fish, year round, blue cats on the lower James are your ticket.
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- Blue catfish in James River a benefit or burden?
Greenlee estimates that anglers — many from out of state — spend more than $2 million a year on
motel rooms, guides and other services in pursuit of the fish. Commercial watermen caught $1
million worth of catfish in Virginia last year, almost all of them believed to be blue catfish. Read
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- Curiosity Caught the Cat
It might seem odd to be writing a piece on fishing for catfish on an esteemed bass fishing forum like Inside Line
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- Singing The Blues At The Tidal River Cat Show
Capt. Josh only cares about big cats, the kind that could swallow whole shad, basketballs, perhaps small dogs or deer. Thirty pounds doesn’t excite him. Eighty pounds excites him. A hundred pounds is what keeps him coming back out on the Potomac River, fishing within sight of the Washington Monument.
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- Monitoring Blue Catfish in Virginia's James River
Bob Greenlee, fisheries biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, explains how they use electrofishing boats to monitor blue catfish in the James River. Blue catfish are an introduced species, and their population has dramatically increased in Virginia's James and Rappahannock rivers.
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- Tidal River Catfish
Over thirty years after being introduced to the river, the blue catfish population in the tidal James and its tidal tributaries continues to expand. In the mid-1990�s it was rare to catch a fish over 40 pounds, today fish to 60 pounds are abundant and it is the rare fish that weighs-in over 80 pounds.
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- Livewell Info
Convert a tank, cooler or
even an aluminum truck toolbox. Yep...the toolbox is fast becoming a favorite
because it has a sealed top with a lock, so if you are on a trip you can use it
as a storage compartment at the hotel. Also some good links to check
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- On The James 1-25-08
These are the mornings that make you wonder if it's all worth it. And the 26th wouldn't be much better at the Jordan Point ramp.
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The Quest for the 100-Pound Catfish
This is an older article and remember it was published just before the current state record blue catfish was snagged. Still it's a great read with outlooks of some of the top guides and fishermen on the James River today.
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Blue Catfish On The Tidal Flats
Slowly cruising this shallow flat, we saw big swirls and pushes of water, as blue cats spooked and moved away from us in water that barely covered their backs. This was shallow water indeed—about two feet deep. And it had been below 30°F that morning.
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