Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 02:01
by byrdsoutdoors
It was a cold November morning for a river dive in Virginia, USA. Our team of four went out for one last dive before the end of the season. Most of us were hesitant in getting into the 56 degree waters. Although what we found 40 feet down was incredible! Generally we only see 1 or 2 flathead catfish while diving here but that day was different. We ended up stumbling upon a massive school of flathead catfish! Lucky we brought our video camera and caught it all on tape!
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 02:15
by minipol
Nice footage, a big school indeed.
They don't seem very shy
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 12:05
by Viktor Jarikov
Awesome sight! It's like we all dove in with you and saw it. Thank you so much.
The catfish look to be all the same size. I wonder why they are together. Is it usual for them when young? Yearlings?
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 14:28
by jp11biod
very cool....
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 18:07
by Melander
Brilliant, that must have been a great experience!
Andreas
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 18:23
by racoll
Nice footage! Thanks for posting this.
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 10 Feb 2014, 08:00
by Durlänger
Very nice indeed
and welcome to planet catfish
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 12:14
by rcbows
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Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 15:28
by NCE12940
Great video / experience! Great catfish too.
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 31 Jul 2014, 00:30
by mikeyrose
How awesome are they?!? And most of them seem totally cool with the divers getting so close. Finding that school must have been a real blast.
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
Posted: 17 Apr 2015, 03:44
by Mr Whippy
That is amazing! Great video!
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft d
Posted: 01 May 2015, 06:45
by turtle lover
Viktor Jarikov wrote:Awesome sight! It's like we all dove in with you and saw it. Thank you so much.
The catfish look to be all the same size. I wonder why they are together. Is it usual for them when young? Yearlings?
I have two theories why would they congregate. One is spawning. However since it is close to winter, my other idea is hibernation, even if they look quite active.
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
Posted: 01 May 2015, 06:52
by turtle lover
byrdsoutdoors wrote:
It was a cold November morning for a river dive in Virginia, USA. Our team of four went out for one last dive before the end of the season. Most of us were hesitant in getting into the 56 degree waters. Although what we found 40 feet down was incredible! Generally we only see 1 or 2 flathead catfish while diving here but that day was different. We ended up stumbling upon a massive school of flathead catfish! Lucky we brought our video camera and caught it all on tape!
Just wondering are flatheads native in that part of Virginia?
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
Posted: 08 May 2015, 18:40
by byrdsoutdoors
They are. Although of all the times we dive here, this is only time we saw so many grouped together like this. Generally only get a glimpse of one or two of these flat heads when we dive.
Re: Rare run in with school of Flathead Catfish from 40 ft deep
It was a cold November morning for a river dive in Virginia, USA. Our team of four went out for one last dive before the end of the season. Most of us were hesitant in getting into the 56 degree waters. Although what we found 40 feet down was incredible! Generally we only see 1 or 2 Flathead catfish while diving here but that day was different. We ended up stumbling upon a massive school of Flathead catfish! Lucky we brought our video camera and caught it all on tape! this is title 24 calculations hyperlink | find out more on energy efficiency consultants | check this Calgreen in palo Alto site out | read more california title 24 here
This video is absolutely stunning and engaging that you almost feel as though you are one with the divers. Schools of flathead catfish are not too rare during summer since that is when spawning happens since the water heats up to their most preferred temperature.
How awesome are they?!? And most of them seem totally cool with the divers getting so close. Finding that school must have been a real blast.