State officials warn that flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, sparking fears that the predator will threaten native fish included the prized redbreast sunfish.
A commercial fisherman had caught one flathead in the river in December 2021, but none of the fish had been found since then, despite extensive sampling.
Georgia officials have waged a long-running war against the flathead in the Satilla River, which drains parts of southeast Georgia before discharging into the Atlantic north of Brunswick, removing 64,000 flathead catfish from the river between 2007 and 2016. Wildlife biologists believe predatory flatheads, which can grow to more than 100 pounds , have suppressed populations of native fish in the Satilla basin.
Fleming said biologists believe the flatheads caught in the Ogeechee may have “wandered in” from the Savannah River through coastal waterways when the rivers were high.
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