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Distribution and Value of Catfish
CATFISH — The American species include the sea catfishes of the Atlantic- coast, the channel cats of all the rivers east of the Rocky Mountains, the horned pout, which is widely distributed through the brooks and ponds of the states, and the diminutive mad-toms. The different varieties are distinguished by the common names of "channel cat", "blue cat", "Mississippi cat", "mud cat", "flannel mouth", "horned pout", "bullhead", "minister", "goujon", "bashaw", "gafftopsail", etc They vary in length from 1 to 5 feet and in weight from 2 to 150 pounds, are caught by means of nets, traps, hand lines, and by jugging, and are used extensively for food. Catfish are taken in nearly all waters of the United States, the majority coming from the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In a canvass of 38 states all, with the exception of four New England states, reported this fish. The catches reported from Louisiana and Illinois greatly exceeded those from other states.
Brooks, Lake. The Science of Fishing. Columbus, OH: A.R. Harding, 1912. Print.
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