The state of Arkansas last year gave the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 50 young adult Blue Catfish free of charge to be used for breeding. That spawned a new program that will enable KDWP to ...

Before the hatchery truck backed down the ramp and set all of the fish free in Liberty Lake, Danny Garrett wanted a photo. It’s not every day that he gets to hold a channel catfish. Garrett, the ...

Catfish farmers can sell their stock to processors for as much as $1 a pound. On a successful farm, that can translate into catfish-pond yields of more than $2,000 per acre. You can raise catfish in ...

Shortage of high-quality fingerlings (young fish) is a major issue in the aquaculture sector. This has driven companies to establish hatcheries to fast-track their production. DANIEL ESSIET reports.

JASPER COUNTY, TX (KTRE) - Reese Sparrow is the manager of the John D. Parker East Texas State Fish Hatchery, and his work hours are about to be a little crazy. Sparrow and his team have started ...

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biologists appear to be onto something that could change channel catfish management in many manmade lakes across the state. Wooden nesting boxes, where the cavity ...