Holy smokes, we’ve seen some monster catfish but never a striped bass like this. Props to Connor for the catch and thanks to Department of Energy & Environment for sharing.
UPDATE: This beauty was released (as required by DC law)! This is one of the many indicators that our #DCValues of reducing #stormwater runoff, skipping single-use plastic and District-wide #SustainableDC actions are paying off. Do you #FishDC? Show us what you got! 🎣 pic.twitter.com/NnQqLw1L90
— Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) (@DOEE_DC) March 29, 2019
Thanks to Peter R. for sending this monster catch from May:
“I am submitting my 35lb(and a few ounces) blue catfish for your consideration – weighed on my luggage scale(so pretty accurate?)”
You can see the previous record holder here. If you’d like to challenge the PoPville record for D.C. caught fish please send a photo in an email to [email protected] and let me know where you caught it.
I believe we have a new PoPville record holder. I know we do. Holy smokes. Thanks to Mark Babiak for sending his awesome catch believed to be at least 32 pounds!!
If you’d like to challenge the PoPville record for D.C. caught fish please send a photo in an email to [email protected] and let me know where you caught it.
Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.
That would be an affirmative:
Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send where you spotted it to [email protected]. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Yesterday a reader sent in a photo and story of catching (and releasing) a giant catfish from the Potomac river. Another reader sends a very different experience:
“They pull huge ones out like that every week. And eat them. This photo [Ed. Note: explicit photo after the jump.] is right across from the Watergate near the bike path, dude gutting a 35lb fish on a Thursday morning….”
Another reader asked @Dinodc (3435 Connecticut Ave, NW) on twitter:
“Is this the invasive blue catfish?” @Dinodc replied:
“They are. And they are tasty. MD DNR recommends them for eating too.
We are serving them with ramps, asparagus butter w/sweet potato & turnip mash!”
Photo after the jump. Warning do not click if squeamish – very explicit photo of fish being gutted Read More
