Catfish: Heaven or Hell?

According to Webster: Any of a large group of scaleless fishes (Family Ictaluridae) with long barbells, somewhat like a cat’s whiskers, about the mouth and usually with sharp spines before the dorsal and pectoral fins. Well, that’s a start. There’s Black, Brown, Yellow, Snail, Flat and Spotted Bullheads, Channel, Flathead and Blue. Add on a […]

Silt Happens: Erosion & Sedimentation

There are not a lot of natural lakes in Georgia. The majority have been created through the damming of flowing water or by digging a hole and filling it up with water. Sounds easy enough! However, there is a catch: erosion. Running water has a habit of picking up silt and sediments on the way […]