channel catfish
Freshwater barbeled fish
A channel catfish is a species of freshwater catfish native to North America, prized as both a sport fish and food fish.
It has a slender, bluish-gray body with dark spots, deeply forked tail, and the characteristic whisker-like barbels common to catfish.
Channel catfish thrive in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across the United States and are among the most commonly farmed fish species.
We caught a twelve-pound channel catfish at the reservoir.
Thin rigid stick
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- baitLure for prey
- hookCurved catching device
- lineContinuous mark or queue
tackle · casting · angler · catch and release · sinkers · bobber · chicken liver · nightcrawlers
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- TennesseeSixteenth state admitted
- ArkansasSouthern state, capital Little Rock
river · stream · pond · lake · reservoir · bottom-dweller · muddy · delta
Fish sensory projections
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tactileOf the touching sense
- chemoreceptionDetection of chemical stimuli
- taste budsFlavor-detecting tongue cells
sensory · detecting · navigating · nocturnal hunting · bottom-dwelling · probing · murky water
Egg incubation facility
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- feedSupply with sustenance
- stockingKnit leg garment
farming · harvesting · aeration · water quality · recirculating · tank · polyculture · farm-raised
Fish with skeletal fin supports
- bottom-feederCreature eating from below
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
benthic · gills · olive · brown · spotted · slender · scaleless · whiskers
Coarsely milled dried maize
- breadingCoating food before frying
- filletBoneless meat portion
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- hushpuppiesFried cornmeal dough balls
coleslaw · fish fry · mild flavor · white flesh · farm-raised · wild-caught · Cajun · soul food
rod
Thin rigid stick
line · tackle · casting · angler · catch and release · sinkers · bobber · chicken liver · nightcrawlers · trotline
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- TennesseeSixteenth state admitted
Arkansas · river · stream · pond · lake · reservoir · bottom-dweller · muddy · delta · bayou
barbels
Fish sensory projections
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tactileOf the touching sense
- chemoreceptionDetection of chemical stimuli
taste buds · sensory · detecting · navigating · nocturnal hunting · bottom-dwelling · probing · murky water
hatchery
Egg incubation facility
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- feedSupply with sustenance
stocking · farming · harvesting · aeration · water quality · recirculating · tank · polyculture · farm-raised · growing season
ray-finned
Fish with skeletal fin supports
- bottom-feederCreature eating from below
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- nocturnalActive during darkness
predator · benthic · gills · olive · brown · spotted · slender · scaleless · whiskers · spines
cornmeal
Coarsely milled dried maize
hushpuppies · coleslaw · fish fry · mild flavor · white flesh · farm-raised · wild-caught · Cajun · soul food
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- freshwater fishsalmon, trout, bass, carp, goldfish
- freshwater wildlifebeaver, river otter, otter, muskrat, largemouth bass
- game fishlargemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, rainbow trout, brown trout
- catfishbullhead, mudcat, swai, flathead, candiru
channel catfishrainbow trout
Spotted North American salmonid
brook trout · brown trout · largemouth bass · smallmouth bass · salmon
channel, canal, channels, catfish, channeling, catfishing, channelize, channelized