Can catfish jump out of water?

Oh yes! they do it very often. They jump either to escape or just as a reaction to a perceived threat. Sometimes they jump to catch food too. Some catfish are bottom dwelling scavengers and dont really need to jump when they can hide. read more

Yes, although they are bottom feeders they jump out of water from time to time, I've seen it personally a 5lb blue cat and a few channel cats. read more

Some catfish are bottom dwelling scavengers and dont really need to jump when they can hide. Others like the Sun catfish and the Pangasius can really freak out and start jumping. Its cute when their fingerlings jump out, but when a full grown 200 pound adult jumps out, you better get out of the way or it can even kill you. read more

I was bass fishing a couple of weeks ago and had a fish nail my spinner bait and proceed to jump out of the water two times from distance I first thought bass, but then I thought maybe it is a carp, but as I got it closer to shore it was about a 4lb catfish. read more