Description
The Channel Catfish is North America’s most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee. Channel catfish possess very keen senses of smell and taste.
At the pits of their nostrils are very sensitive odor-sensing organs, which can detect several amino acids at about one part per 100 million in water. In addition, the channel catfish has taste buds distributed over the surface of its entire body.
This combination of exceptional senses of taste and smell allows the channel catfish to find food in dark, stained, or muddy water with relative ease. Channel Catfish are omnivores and can be seen to eat snails, clams, crustaceans, snakes, frogs, small fish, insects, aquatic plants, algae, seeds, grains, nuts, and even small birds and mammals occasionally.
In the Call of the Wild: The Angler game, Channel Catfish can be found in the following reserves:
Summary
Habitats
Channel Catfish can be found in Shallow Pond, Deep Pond, Shallow Lake, Upriver, and Middle River.
Bait & Lure Preferences
Cheese, Redworm, Leeches, Liver, Dough, Hotdog, Minnow, Dog Biscuits, Wafters - White, Pearl Barley, Bread, Artificial Corn - Yellow, Boilies - Natural, Corn, Imitation Dog Biscuits, and Pellets - Regular can be used to lure and catch Channel Catfish in COTW the Angler.
Traits
The Channel Catfish has the following traits:
- Bottom Lurker:
Bottom Lurker
- Keen Senses:
Can sense food from a great distance and will respond well to lures.
- Night Owl:
More active at night.
Tips for catching Channel Catfish
Preferred Bait
The Channel Catfish preferes Cheese as bait. If you use Cheese you have the best chance of cathing a Channel Catfish.
Time of Day
The best time for catching a Channel Catfish is during Nighttime.
Ranks & Hook Sizes
| Rank | Hook Size |
|---|---|
| 👶Juvenile | 10, 9, 8 and 7 |
| 🥉Bronze | 6 and 5 |
| 🥈Silver | 4 and 3 |
| 🥇Gold | 2 and 1 |
| 💎Diamond | 1/0, 2/0, 3/0 and 4/0 |