if you are a true fish fan

[catfishmike]

this is a great site devoted to the native fish of north america www.nativefish.org there is good info on all kinds of fish from killis,sunfish darters etc.also chech out the articles at www.nativefish.org/articles/index.html on another note in paticular check out the article on catfish wintering over.this article goes on to talk about the habatat of wintering cats and the rocks that they use as shelter.if you thought i was a tad uptight in the decoration poll this will help explane why.anyways this is a great site with all kinds of good fish stuff.

[mann]

Great site, catfish. Thanks.

[adamj]

Very informative, thanks catfishmike

[catfishmike]

hey no sweat i knew you would appreciate it,espeicaly you adamj cause in ohio you have many of these fish within the region

[catfishmike]

come on people check this out.just think if your in the the sub-tropical to tropical reigon of the u.s. you can even help remove contaminate fish and you could even take a few home.sorry just want to spread the word about the local fish.let's not forget we got some at home to.another cool thing this site turned me on to is checking bait shops for fish and fish supplies

[adamj]

Its facinating, I never looked at local fauna as nativefish.org represent. Its funny because i'm seen many of the locals as cichlids lol which they exibit the signs of which, similar body types, beatiful coloration, aggresiveness. Makes sence to me.... I was suprised at the sheer amount of various bottom dwellers ohio is a home too, many of them similar to brackish gobies! And the catfish, gotta love them. It really puts it into perspective for me because when i thought about it, there really isnt that much that the fish industry is doing in the way of conservation on a global scale. I mean some things are done for a few select species. But my god, the volume of species here is just astounding! People really need to take a closer look at their own ecosystems. Oh and catfishmike, i understand your prespective on taking from the natural environment.

Thanks!

[bobrob]

Look at the size of that fish and its mouth.

[adamj]

My grandfather has told me storys of catfish being larger than that in the ohio river. Fish that could swallow a man whole. no kidding.

[catfishmike]

thanks everyone i'm glad you like this.i was just checking out random sites and i found this one and thought about all the great fish of n.america that are overlooked by american fishkeepers but many of which are popular in europe.yea how ya like the size of that mouth.makes ya think people must have seen the big mouth bass before finding that fish or they would have never named the big mouth bass.here we have stories about 8 ft 1 ton cats that live at the bottom of lake mead near the intake at hoover dam.i'm sure there aren't any 1 ton cats but i bet they are pretty big.

[Nativefish Boy]

HAHA!! awesome, someone else knows about that site. I used to be there alot, but i have since moved from the native fishes...and i sure wish i still had kumklush.. : (