Anglers in the Pittsburgh area may be catching 50-to 60-pound blue catfish several years from now as part of an ongoing reintroduction effort of this native species of fish. The Pennsylvania Fish and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 10,000 more blue catfish are now swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers area thanks to an ongoing restoration effort of this ...

The MAWS Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives amid Maryland's effort to reduce the invasive blue catfish population ...

Congressman Andy Harris and Secretary Brooke Rollins of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a $6 million grant program Wednesday to combat invasive, wild-caught blue catfish in the ...

The blue catfish was never supposed to be in the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1970s, the species was introduced into the James River in Virginia as a trophy fish. From there, it quietly slipped into the Bay ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — What would Mister Peanut say about why Virginia would spend thousands of dollars on a type of catfish that is considered invasive? Virginia’s Secretary of Agriculture, Katie ...

This video is no longer available. While there have been improvements, there remains a fragile ecosystem within the Chesapeake Bay. Among the growing problems are some of the animals that live and ...

For decades at Lake Tawakoni, the “trophy” blue catfish season began with the first cooling north winds in October and ended with the spring warm up. Fall and winter was the designated time to go ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to oysters ...

About 10,000 more blue catfish are now swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers area thanks to an ongoing restoration effort of this native species. Blue catfish, which can grow to be more than 70 pounds ...