Catfish in Alberta

[toddjler]

Is there anywhere in Alberta I can fish for Catfish?

[wind drift]

Native stonecats in the Milk. Otherwise, thankfully, no.

[barbless]

Have not really heard of cats in Alberta. If you really want some monster cats, hit up Lockport on the Red River in Manitoba. Will not disappoint. You want little cats go to the Detroit River. Ha ha

[Dewey Cox]

Originally Posted by wind drift

Native stonecats in the Milk. Otherwise, thankfully, no.

I will admit, I've never heard of this before.
Are they considered a game fish in Alberta?

[SNAPFisher]

Lots of info here. Never tried for them. Sounds like it is not a simple undertaking:

https://www.ab-conservation.com/down...berta_2004.pdf

[trapperdodge]

I think they are tiny. 4"?

[chucklesthe3rd]

Have only seen them around the 2-3 inch mark and only in the stomachs of other fish.

[goldscud]

Hard to survive when all the water is sucked out of the river for irrigation

[EZM]

It's a cool fish ..... mature at 4" in length, rarely gets much larger in these parts.

[Jims83cj5]

So basically no,,,,,