OK we have an angler in our park that just caught a 34 pound catfish. We only stock channel catfish into the reservoir. However, it does receive delta water, and the delta is only location in northern California where people OCCASIONALLY find blue cats. We never have. We have had large cats caught there before, and they have all been channels. However this is a much larger cat than is normally caught, and we are looking for outside opinions on the ID. There isn't a clear shot of an outstretched anal fin. So there isn't a clear ID for us. If it's a channel, it's a new record. If it's a blue, it's also a new record because there isn't one on file.
What do my fellow Nafans think? Thanks!
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