Bit off more than he could chew

[Gern186]

I found this catfish floating in my pond. I thought he had died of old age until I looked in his mouth. The bluegill he choked on was lodged in there sideways with it's dorsal fins straight up. The bluegill was 9-1/2 inches long and the catfish was 32" long.

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[coonskinner]

awwww man,what a way tuh go...:D

[ohioduckhunter2000]

ive seen that happen befor on time on the beach i found about a 28 in walleye with about a 8in pearch in its mouth

[uglykat26]

stupid fish.........lol .... some good fillets wasted there

[badger]

Once while running our trotlines, we had a line with a lot of slack knocked in it, wich usually means you have or had a big fish on. About a quarter of the way down, we had a hook all slimed up, and could tell we had a lost a cat. At the end of the line we had a forty plus pound flathead. After boating the fish, we could see a tail in his mouth. He had a 22" channel cat that had his mouth ripped up. He had ripped the channel cat off our previous hook, and kept on feeding only to get caught himself!

[deerhunt45]

Once while running our trotlines, we had a line with a lot of slack knocked in it, wich usually means you have or had a big fish on. About a quarter of the way down, we had a hook all slimed up, and could tell we had a lost a cat. At the end of the line we had a forty plus pound flathead. After boating the fish, we could see a tail in his mouth. He had a 22" channel cat that had his mouth ripped up. He had ripped the channel cat off our previous hook, and kept on feeding only to get caught himself!

Now that's a fish story...:mischeif: ;) :D

[1finepistolero]

How big is your pond?

[badger]

Now that's a fish story...:mischeif: ;) :D

I'm sure this sounds fishy. I have pics of the fish, but not with the channel cat in it's mouth. LOL!

It was a cool catch!

[Gern186]

How big is your pond?

8/10 of an acre, 18 feet deep max, built and stocked in 1990, lots of big fish.

[1finepistolero]

Nice. That seems like a big fish for such a small place. I bought property last year, and I would love to put a pond on it, but I really can't do much until I get out of the navy.

[Gern186]

Nice. That seems like a big fish for such a small place. I bought property last year, and I would love to put a pond on it, but I really can't do much until I get out of the navy.


There's quite a bit of water in a pond that big and deep. I have many catfish in the 28-33" range that I feed regularly. Also have largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, bluegill up to 10", and walleye between 18-28" long. There is a lot of recreational value to having a pond on your property. There is some work involved to keep it nice, but it is well worth the time and money.

Here is a picture of it on Easter morning 2007 from the back window.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/Gern186/100_0619.jpg

[mtbiker75]

Wow that pretty cool having walleye in ur pond and good size 1s. Ya we use our 1 friends pond and they have perch in it? and they r pretty good size.

[sycamoreredneck]

Cool pic and nice pond!!!

[1finepistolero]

Oh, that's a nice looking pond. Sounds like and interesting mix of fish in there to. What's the biggest wally you have pulled out of there? I recall reading a while back that a pond much deeper than 8' ins't all that necessary. Was there a specific reason you had it built to a depth of 18'?

[Gern186]

Oh, that's a nice looking pond. Sounds like and interesting mix of fish in there to. What's the biggest wally you have pulled out of there? I recall reading a while back that a pond much deeper than 8' ins't all that necessary. Was there a specific reason you had it built to a depth of 18'?


I didn't have it built, previous landowner did. I guess the soil conditions were good enough to build it that deep. There are many benefits to a deep pond, oxygen and a lot more water and room for fish to name a couple. The pond seems to keep itself a lot cleaner also.

I have caught a 28" walleye, but most of them are 18-24". I always release them back to be caught again. It is fun just to see what lure that you can catch them with. I have caught them on crankbaits, jigs with twister tails, and even caught one on a bass spinner bait. The most effective bait is a 4-6" live bluegill hooked through the top of the back about 4' below a bobber. Believe it or not, we caught a walleye last summer at night fishing with a hot dog while trying for catfish. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it.

[mtbiker75]

Do u have any of the pics of the walleye? or any other big catches?

[Gern186]

Here are a couple of live walleyes that I caught and went back in the pond. I don't have any more pics on my computer right now, but I'll see if I can find some others.

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp189/Gern186/100_0581.jpg

[mtbiker75]

Thanks ya im more of a pond fisherman than a lake even though i live by ledge,hinkely, and wallace. But, I fish more ponds i live by 2 and i have a secret pond. :shhh: We catch alot of fish there mostly largemouth and gills, sometimes a perch or a cat.