Stonecat
Noturus flavus · Ictaluridae
About this fish
- Spawning
- April, May, June and July
- Largest length
- up to 31 cm (12 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 8 years
- Matures at
- about 3 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
42 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 4 of 4 lakes
- Lake Belle ViewDane County7.0 acres · 3 ft deeprecorded 2013 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Worcester LakePrice County100 acres · 37 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Tomah LakeMonroe County225 acres · 19 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)stocked, recorded
- Browns LakeRacine County396 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 2001 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded