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In a rare pull from the water, an Oklahoma man managed to reel in a one-in-a-million catfish from the Verdigris River. Located in northeastern Oklahoma, the tributary joins the Arkansas River near ...
Have you ever seen a fish eat a bird? Probably not, but that’s exactly what the Wels catfish is capable of doing. This video from BBC Earth shows a Wels catfish eating a pigeon whole. This ...
The Wels catfish caught in Wokingham was relatively small - but they can grow to up to 9ft (2.7m) long An angler has described his surprise after reeling in a Wels catfish from a Berkshire fishing ...
An angler has described his surprise after reeling in a Wels catfish from a Berkshire fishing lake. Anthony Gee was fishing at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Wokingham when he caught the invasive ...
It is illegal to stock the Wels catfish and others like it without a special licence from the Environment Agency and Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science).
Wokingham Borough Council said a Wels catfish was caught by anglers at Dinton Pastures Country Park. They reported their catch to the council and two fish were humanely removed to protect native ...
An albino wels catfish – Silurus glanis – appears among a tangled mass of dark-skinned conspecifics gathered on the bottom of a French river, creating a rare and striking contrast.
A group of wels catfish – Silurus glanis – rests closely together among submerged branches in a river, holding position against the current in a natural, sheltered zone.
Recently, a pending world record for the longest catfish was caught in Italy’s River Po. This fish measured 9 feet, 4 inches long (285 cm)! It is called a Wels catfish and they can be found ...
Sahuarita resident Chris "Crash" Carnes caught an albino catfish, rarely seen in the wild, particularly in Arizona.