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I caught a small catfish out of my pond the other day that I had not stocked and could not identify. I was hoping for some help. Sorry for no pictures. It was about ten inches long with a yellow complexion. The tail was round like a fan not the forked tail of a channel cat or blue. The head was rather flat not round.
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james here's a link to a place that may help you id your catfish. Click Here! my first guess is some kind of bullhead.
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sounds like a flathead or a yellow Bull head.....With the "flat head" you described...sounds more like a flathead....
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That WAS a good sight.... 
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James, if it had a really big head for the size of body, it was probably a mudcat(yellow bullhead). Be very careful as they can turn contortionist to fin you, and it is very painful. Not like a channel, which doesnt hurt too much. Dont throw him back in.
If it has a very flat head, it is a small flathead, he will soon be a predataor of anything in your pond.
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It sounds like a yellow catfish. I catch a lot of those in the creek. Fun to catch, good to eat.
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We used to catch a type of fish in the river when I was a kid, they were called "swiftwaters" They were similar to a yellow bullhead, only smaller with more green to them. has anyone heard of this fish? They were always regarded as kind of a junk fish.
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