Sat - 08/07/12 - Nuuanu Stream

[JChen]

Only had about an two hours to fish before the parking lot closed but was still fun none the less. One note though, rocks are slippery...

caught a smallie and then speared me one of those armored catfish/sucker looking things.

Smallie was caught on a popper.



Pretty obvious.... Probably one of the ugliest fish I've EVER seen.

[Stan Wright]

I'm sure that DLNR would be very happy if you killed ALL of the armored catfish. Every so ofter they do a shock survey.... and those things are in every body of water. That's why you don't dump an aquarium in a stresm.

[Ahnkochee]

In the Amazon Basin the Indians eat those things, they pulehu um right on an open fire then crack um open like a lobster and grind um. Maybe gotta get a market value on um to get more people to help reduce the population. Create a armored Catfish Cookbook.

[JChen]

I'm sure that DLNR would be very happy if you killed ALL of the armored catfish. Every so ofter they do a shock survey.... and those things are in every body of water. That's why you don't dump an aquarium in a stresm.

They actually aren't that hard to spear. They sunbathe a lot on the lower end of Nuu'anu stream, at the botanical garden, past the foot bridge. Not very hard to spook either, sits on a rock or in a hole, doesnt leave unless you poke at it with your rod.

[OO7:BASSINASSASSIN]

I have read that the roe of the armored catfish is considered high quality caviar.