They tend to occupy weedy shorelines in depths to twenty feet or so, and feed on insects, small crustaceans, as well as small minnows. Head large with long dark barbels. Forked tail with rounded tips. From this one introduction, white catfish have spread throughout the state. This catfish is most common in slow-moving rivers and in lakes with mud bottoms.
White catfish feed mostly on the bottom where they eat other fish and aquatic insects.
They prefer warm water and only spawn in water above 70 degrees F. White catfish feed most actively at dusk and through the night. Small dark spots on sides with deeply forked tail. Head is small in relation to body. Although this catfish does well in many muddy, dirt bottom lakes, it prefers a clear warm water lake with a sandy bottom. Channel catfish grow and bite best when the water temperature is above 70 degrees but will tolerate lower temperatures.