If you drained the whole Chesapeake Bay most times during the year and weighed every fish, at least 70% would be blue catfish, scientists estimate.

Aggressive catfish that can weigh over 100 pounds gobble up crabs, clams and other fish, and they’re throwing the bay out of balance, experts say.

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"Blue catfish are, behind climate change, one of the most serious issues facing the Chesapeake Bay today,” said Dr. Allison Colden of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The News4 I-Team hit the Bay to see the extent of the issue and learn why Maryland officials say we need to eat our way out of the problem and add catfish to our menus.

Out fishing on an early morning on the Patuxent River not far from the Bay, we heard about a monst

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