Thread: What in the world

Fresh water eel! I have only saw one other one, we caught it catfishing! One of the slimyest cretures I have ever seen.

They caught it on the Arkansas River

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I’ve caught a couple of them but never seen one that big.

Freshwater Eel. Very cool because the spawn in the Atlantic Ocean and the small eels swim back up the Mississippi to Arkansas River. After they mature in freshwater (Arkansas River) they swim back out to the ocean to spawn. Pretty impressive when you think about all the dams!


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I'd be scared to death if I saw one

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Originally Posted by D10

Freshwater Eel. Very cool because the spawn in the Atlantic Ocean and the small eels swim back up the Mississippi to Arkansas River. After they mature in freshwater (Arkansas River) they swim back out to the ocean to spawn. Pretty impressive when you think about all the dams!


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That is very impressive because the only one I have ever caught was below the spillway of Grenada lake in the Yalabousha river! He had a long travel!

Used to catch quite a few when I was a kid in southeast Oklahoma back in the 50’s. Caught them on trot lines in a couple of different creeks. Scare you to death when you pulled that line up.

Yep. We have pulled up a few American Eels while sampling with various types of gear. In 13 years, I have only seen three.


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