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Iowa doesn’t have an official state fish, but ask anyone and they’ll tell you about the one swimming just under the legal radar: the channel catfish, or “channel cat.” Channel catfish usually grow to about 22 inches long and live all over the central U.S. from Canada to Mexico. They’re funky creatures! According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, channel cats are also sometimes called “swimming tongues” because they have taste buds all over their bodies. Channel cats are bottom feeders, so to catch them you need stink bait from a tackle shop or something equally smelly like chicken blood, fish guts, chicken livers, or leeches. You can catch channel cats with a hook, or if you’re quick and careful, you can grab them by the gill cover and pull them out with your hands. (Yes, really! But don’t try this without doing your research on catfish stings.)
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The best places to find channel catfish are big rivers and streams, but you can snag them in lakes, too. Here are three of the most popular fishing spots.
1. THE BIG AND LITTLE SIOUX RIVERS — These rivers top Game & Fish Magazine’s list of places to find catfish. “The dam at Linn Grove, and other dams on those rivers, are traditional focal points for shore anglers and excellent put-ins for anglers who fish from kayaks or canoes,” the magazine reports. 2. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Darin’s catfishing friends favor the Mississippi River and typically fish it from their boats. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends looking for “areas with a big tree snag in the larger side channels” and advises catching channel cats by casting your stink bait “above the snag or rock pile so the bait can ‘ooze’ its way into the structure and lure the catfish out.” 3. STORM LAKE — Storm Lake is home to channel catfish, black crappie, walleye, white bass, and yellow perch. You can camp out along the 8-mile shoreline to fish, venture onto the fishing jetty and pier, or rent a boat for the day.
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Next time you visit Iowa, add tangling with channel cat to your to-do list. According to Darin, “They’re fun to catch and put up a hell of a fight.”
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