DNR to stock approximately 3000 channel catfish – Saluda River
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Saluda River at Ware Shoals – Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. – The fish will be stocked at Irvin Pitts Park. The park is located off Hwy. 25 on Powerhouse Road.
WHO: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will utilize a specially equipped fish hauling truck to stock 3000 channel cats.
WHY: The DNR Freshwater Fisheries Section annually stocks from seven to 10 million fish in state waters, including striped and hybrid bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, channel and blue catfish, bluegill, redbreast, redear sunfish (shellcracker), and rainbow, brook, and brown trout. Anglers in South Carolina spend almost $742 million to fish each year, making the sport, with economic multipliers factored in, a billion dollar business in the Palmetto State.
