Peacock Soup

The flooding of the Mississippi River delta will harm crops along the Ohio River in Kentucky, according to the National Weather Service.

It does not appear that there will be any major flooding of the Ohio; however, the flooding along the Mississippi could have indirect effects on the Ohio River ecosystem that could alter the habitat of our targeted gigantic catfish.

Crops could be widely lost within the low-lying fields along the banks of the Ohio. With less vegetation to consume, small mammals, birds and wayward land scavengers will be forced to seek other means of sustenance. For many species, a survey of the marine environment will result.

Aquatic and sub-aquatic predation could therefore be seen among many marmots, coyotes, raccoons, cougars, peacocks, and a variety of other species not normally known to hunt around water (including the occasional zoo escapee such as lion, rhinoceros or gorilla). Unaccustomed to the ways of the river, it is likely that many of them, desperate on the brink of starvation, will be carried away by the conditions or lost in the current. They will then surely become drowning victims and, sinking to the riverbed like displaced stones, exotic cuisine for the mighty beast that lies in wait.

Please remain on the lookout for elevated levels of gigantic catfish activity in the coming days, even with increased summer boating traffic in play.