A legendary day on the Louisiana bayou — hauling in an unbelievable 8,000 pounds of catfish with traditional hoop net commercial fishing. A rare look at heritage, hard work, and the bounty of the waters! #Catfish #LouisianaBayou #CommercialFishing #HoopNet #BigCatch #FishingLife | Ellen Roman

3.3K views · 60 reactions | The Fisheries Division is using hoop nets to assess the number and size structure of channel catfish in Batterson Park Pond where they have been stocked since 2013. The results suggest that there are plenty of big catfish to be caught (despite an unimpressive showing for the net we got on tape)! Follow along to see our hoop nets in action. | Connecticut Fish and Wildlife | Facebook