An invasive catfish predator is eating its way into another Georgia river, wildlife officials warn

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September 28th, 2023

This photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows Joel Fleming holding a flathead catfish on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the department fisheries regional office in Richmond Hill, Ga. The state Department of Natural Resources said that systematic sampling in August found more than a dozen flathead catfish in a stretch of the Ogeechee River just upstream from Interstate 95. Wildlife officials are urging anglers to catch as many flathead as they can and report them to the state Wildlife Resources Division, but not to release them back into the Ogeechee. (Georgia Department of Natural Resources via AP)

Flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, state officials warn, a predator that would threaten native fish including the prized redbreast sunfish.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said that systematic sampling in August found more than a dozen flathead catfish in a stretch of the Ogeechee River just upstream from Interstate 95.

Wildlife officials are urging anglers to catch as many flathead as they can and report them to the state Wildlife Resources Division, but not to release them back into the Ogeechee.

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