During Tropical Storm Debby, I saw some walking catfish for the first time. Several weeks later on July 17th, 2012, after a nice rain in Tampa, a neighbor had a few more show up in their yard. While this is an invasive species, I was not going to kill them. Now that I know more about them, I knew to release them in fresh water and the only fresh water around was at the Rocky Point Golf Course which is where they must have come from.
And yes, I did lose one just before I got to the pond. I had to go back and point him in the right direction. I didn't think they could jump out of the bucket since I had so little water in it. My dad gave me some newspaper to cover the bucket when we drove the quarter mile from my house in case they were able to jump out while in the car. That would have been funny. I tried catching the last two with my bare hands and I never could. You really have to scoop them up with something.
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
