36lb CAT Fish From the Trent

[CAT]

I hear today that earlier this monththere was a 36lb Cat fish caught on the A1 Pits Stretch of the River Trent by a Barbel angler,my source is very reliable and had a good story to tell about the capture, anyone else heard?

 

[Andy M]

I heard it was a shaggy dog.

 

[Andy M]

fish

 

[CAT]

Take it you think its not possible then and the whole thing was made up?

 

[Andy M]

Hi Cat, I really don't know - just a lame attempt to be amusing until a more knowledgable type came along - I guess I should have used one of these /forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif

 

[CAT]

Your sound , no need for smiles i know where your coming frommate.

But it seems no oneis interested in the fact there has been a Cat fish reportedly caughton the Trent and a 36lber no less,on a popular day ticket stretch.

Its big news to me pal i can tell you because if it is true i will having one rod out for the Cats.

 

[webo]

Hi Cat,

there are some cats there mate i am sure i have seen a catch report on A1 pits web site and there might even have been a pictureon there but not100% and it deffo wasnt as big as the 36 your on about.

 

[Ian Whittaker]

Cat , I think you'll find that those interested won't comment. Have a look on the pride of Derby website.

 

[Neneman Nick]

I have been told by a witness to this capture about a 25lbs catfish being caught on a stretch of the nene,that i know pretty well....it was caught on a dead bait by a pike angler.

How it got there is anybodies guess!!!

 

[CAT]

Fair one lads!

Webo, i will have a look at the A1 pits web site for that catch report hope there is a picture of it, be nice if there is,but like Ian said, Derby Pride will have the local finger on the pulse.

The Mission, get a picture of a river Trent Cat.

 

[Steve Spiller]

Cat how is it mate.

I've heard about cats in the Trent at A1, if it's true, which I have no doubt, then it's a whopper!

So how big is its mum?

 

[CAT]

How you doin DB hows trix,

Ihave just had a good look through the forums and catch reports, plus searched the galleries on both sites, searching for Cats Cat Cat fish and guess what!

Not a Sausage!

Tenner for the firstperson with a picture of a Trent Catfish off the A1 pits stretch.

 

[ED (The ORIGINAL and REAL one)]

Cat

Have a look HERE

 

[Evan NotMightyAtAll]

I trust it wasn't returned to the water ?

Catfish in still waters one thing. Relatively little harm done... but should they get loose in the main rivers and achieve a breeding population then there really will be hell to pay.

 

[Phil Hackett The common Boastful Expert :-)]

Cat I think Lee S has said they're in the tidal Trent. I'd have thought those targeting them would be keeping stum about what they're catching. Given what has happend with the barbel!

 

[sash]

They are in the Tidal. Nev Fickling had a 20 on a lure and a barbel angler claimed a 40 though I haven't seen any photos.

 

[Tony Rocca]

I know a spot on the Tidal where some Scunthorpe lads have been catching quite a few by design over the past two years.

 

[honslow]

I'd not heard that Nick! Probably an escapee with a numer of recognisable big carp that got out a few years back....

Definitely quite a few cats in the Trent. Be interesting to see if they start growing a lot bigger. Having said that, a 36 is well on the way!

 

[Bob Roberts]

I have a picture of the A1 fish but it's of a pretty low quality due to being taken on a camera phone...

It was caught by a barbel angler not much more than a hundred yards below Muskham viaducts on the Great Northern lakes (or whatver its called now) side. I published in the Green Un angling column somemonths ago.

Twas a Wells. Previously the tidal has thrown up both wells and channel cats. There are rumoured to be some monster cats in the Sawley area...

 

[webo]

Yep the channel cat line is true enough Bob i caught one of 3lb+in a club match at Cottam about 10 or so years ago on the maggot feeder.