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Hubley, R. C., Jr. (1963). Movement of tagged channel catfish in the Upper Mississippi River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 92:165-168.

Results from a tagging study on Mississippi River channel catfish from Bay City, WI to Lansing, IO are presented. Greater than 6100 individual fish were tagged, with returns coming from both recreational and commercial fisheries operating on the river. Five "batches" of fish were tagged. Some of the batches were released at the site of capture (residents) while others were re- located greater than 100 miles from the capture site (transplants). Resident fish movements were described as principally downstream. A majority of transplanted fish were reported to move upstream, in contrast to resident fish. No evidence of homing was observed. The effects of obstructions (dams) are discussed. The author reported that the locks and dams on the Mississippi River did not present obstacles to channel catfish movements within the river. Nearly a quarter of the recaptured fish had moved through one or more dams. No information of the directionality of passage through the dams is provided (e.g., upstream vs. downstream passage). [abstract generated by bibliography authors]