Do any of the madtoms live near me? Within about 200 miles? Just curious because one of my friends said he caught a catfish that looked half tadpole nearby.
Madtom species in Idaho
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:53 PM
There are some introduced populations of tadpole madtoms in Idaho, but I'm not sure exactly where.
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 01:00 PM
I caught a few madtom catfish from Lapwai Creek, Idaho, a small tributary of the Clearwater River that flows into the Snake River and a slough of the Weiser River, a tributary of the Snake River within the small town's City limits. This was back circa 1970.
Both locations are part of the Snake and Columbia River system. I do not know what species they were but I kept some alive about a year. I was keeping all kinds of fish in my little fish room and always trying to breed new species so my turnover was high. I even had some sculpins lay eggs shortly after capture although I did not raise any fry.
I have not tried collecting them locally as an adult. I don't get around as well as I did as a teenager.
I found those in the Weiser River Slough inside beer cans. The water was quite shallow and warm as it was July.
Those from Lapwai Creek were living in much cooler, fast moving water under large cobbles along with sculpins.
The link in previous posts seems to be broken so I couldn't determine which species have been documented from Idaho and Washington states rivers but I do know that they were accidentally introduced to the Columbia River system in the late 19th century. At that time, Bullheads, Channel and Flathead catfish were introduced. I believe that madtom occurrence has been documented in the lower Yakima River, WA near the confluence with the Columbia River.
Both locations are part of the Snake and Columbia River system. I do not know what species they were but I kept some alive about a year. I was keeping all kinds of fish in my little fish room and always trying to breed new species so my turnover was high. I even had some sculpins lay eggs shortly after capture although I did not raise any fry.
I have not tried collecting them locally as an adult. I don't get around as well as I did as a teenager.
I found those in the Weiser River Slough inside beer cans. The water was quite shallow and warm as it was July.
Those from Lapwai Creek were living in much cooler, fast moving water under large cobbles along with sculpins.
The link in previous posts seems to be broken so I couldn't determine which species have been documented from Idaho and Washington states rivers but I do know that they were accidentally introduced to the Columbia River system in the late 19th century. At that time, Bullheads, Channel and Flathead catfish were introduced. I believe that madtom occurrence has been documented in the lower Yakima River, WA near the confluence with the Columbia River.
Edited by apistomaster, 02 April 2009 - 01:02 PM.
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