plumbertom
Well-known member
Further in formation from ODFW warmwater fishery biologist.
This is just an excerpt from a wider discussion;
"Thank you for your enthusiasm for channel catfish stocking in Oregon. Good news, it looks like some additional funding will come together in 2027 to stock more channel catfish in the summer. Myself and other biologist are coming up with a list of waterbodies to stock these fish into."
On a further note, I'm also thinking of ways to help provide support for improved channel catfish stocking.
One idea I'm toying with would be a posible 'Go Fund Me' effort.
Perhaps with a bit of nation wide exposure ( post on a few forums that include catfish enthusiasts) enough small dontions could help spur the improvement of fishing opportunies.
Of course it would have to be structured in such a way that the funds would only go to promote catfish stocking in Oregons suitable western waters. Mostly Willamette Valley ponds and posibly further south, if ponds could be found that would not be detrimental to native fish populationss. The eastern Oregon waters seem to have well established catfish populations.
This is just an excerpt from a wider discussion;
"Thank you for your enthusiasm for channel catfish stocking in Oregon. Good news, it looks like some additional funding will come together in 2027 to stock more channel catfish in the summer. Myself and other biologist are coming up with a list of waterbodies to stock these fish into."
On a further note, I'm also thinking of ways to help provide support for improved channel catfish stocking.
One idea I'm toying with would be a posible 'Go Fund Me' effort.
Perhaps with a bit of nation wide exposure ( post on a few forums that include catfish enthusiasts) enough small dontions could help spur the improvement of fishing opportunies.
Of course it would have to be structured in such a way that the funds would only go to promote catfish stocking in Oregons suitable western waters. Mostly Willamette Valley ponds and posibly further south, if ponds could be found that would not be detrimental to native fish populationss. The eastern Oregon waters seem to have well established catfish populations.
