I'm a new user to the Forum, but have been reading the posts here for the last month or so. Very informative group of folks. I thought that I would pass on to the Forum members that the proposed ban on the commercial sale of catfish from east Tennessee reservoirs is having an effect on us here in north Alabama. I was leaving the Madison County Boat Harbor ramp at Huntsville this past Tuesday evening and spoke to a "migrant" commercial fisherman. Seems that he is moving to north Alabama from Watts Bar because of the proposed commercial fishing ban. Actually, the fisherman was not originally from Tennessee, he had migrated there from Florida. We have been extremely fortunate around here to see little or no commercial fishing on the upper end of Wheeler Reservoir in the past few years; looks like that is going to change.
This commercial fisherman told me that he sold his fish to a market live and that they were transported from the local market to Atlanta Ga. Any idea who ultimately uses these river fish? Hopefully our fish aren't destined for a cat food factory!
This commercial fisherman told me that he sold his fish to a market live and that they were transported from the local market to Atlanta Ga. Any idea who ultimately uses these river fish? Hopefully our fish aren't destined for a cat food factory!
