Fish at the Outdoor Discovery Center Nature Preserve

This guide includes the most common fish species you may catch at the ODC Nature Preserve.

There are also hybrid sunfishes in these ponds. These are crosses of (most commonly) Bluegill x Green Sunfish or Pumpkinseed Sunfish x Green Sunfish. Please indicate the most similar sunfish ...more ↓

Channel Catfish

Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States, they are the most fished catfish species with approximately 8 million anglers targeting them per year. The popularity of channel catfish ...more ↓

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