Waterman throwing out a hoop net filled with manhaden bait fish to catch blue catfish on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Maryland Stock Photo - Alamy
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Tidal Potomac River blue catfish is a new state record, Archive
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Mossbunker hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Ictalurus furcatus hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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52LB BLUE CATFISH POTOMAC RIVER WASHINGTON DC Cut White Perch
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I tried to bring it into the boat but it was just too big” - Anglers Journal - A Fishing Life
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33 lb Blue Cat caught in the Potomac, MD : r/Fishing
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Potomac river catfish hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Bait bunker hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Fish potomac hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Menhaden hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Potomac river catfish hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Menhaden hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Potomac river catfish hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy