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joel_bc

Western Canada -- catfish query

joel_bc
20 years ago

Early last fall, I started a thread on the ponds forum and respondents suggested that I might expect some success in raising catfish in a medium-size pond here on my rural acreage in B.C.Âs Selkirk Mountains. Further research indicated people have even had success raising them, as food fish, in barrels! I want to raise the fish in my pond, as part of a contained freshwater ecosystem including plants, insects, bacteria, and all.

I have found some general information that suggests some freshwater systems in British Columbia have been stocked with catfish as a sport fish  I am under the impression that the catfish are not native to B.C. But if they have been stocked in some places, eggs or fry must be obtainable in the province or at least in western Canada.

Does anyone have any idea of where I might inquire for availability and prices for catfish eggs or fry? IÂd prefer a B.C. or Alberta source. The varieties that have been suggested to me are blue catfish or channel catfish.

Thanks.

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