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catfish identification #60423 10/25/05 02:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas J james holt OP Lunker
OP james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	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.

Re: catfish identification #60424 10/25/05 02:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 150 Southwestern Virginia C Chris Shrader Member
Chris Shrader Member C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 150 Southwestern Virginia	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.

Re: catfish identification #60425 10/25/05 08:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,902 Surry Co NC R Ric Swaim Lunker
Ric Swaim Lunker R Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,902 Surry Co NC	Nice site tritonvt! Pond Boss Subscriber & Books Owner If you can read this ... thank a teacher. Since it's in english ... thank our military! Ric

Re: catfish identification #60426 10/25/05 08:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,027 North East Georgia B big_pond Lunker
big_pond Lunker B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,027 North East Georgia	sounds like a flathead or a yellow Bull head.....With the "flat head" you described...sounds more like a flathead....

Re: catfish identification #60427 10/25/05 08:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,027 North East Georgia B big_pond Lunker
big_pond Lunker B Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,027 North East Georgia	That WAS a good sight.... $\:D$

Re: catfish identification #60428 10/26/05 09:02 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas J james holt OP Lunker
OP james holt Lunker J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,721 gainesville texas	thanks for the site.

Re: catfish identification #60429 10/26/05 06:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,025 Likes: 1 Houston, Tx. B burgermeister Lunker
burgermeister Lunker B Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,025 Likes: 1 Houston, Tx.	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.

Re: catfish identification #60430 10/27/05 08:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 168 N.C. T turkeyfootnc Lunker
turkeyfootnc Lunker T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 168 N.C.	It sounds like a yellow catfish. I catch a lot of those in the creek. Fun to catch, good to eat.

Re: catfish identification #60431 10/27/05 08:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 102 IOWA M mr willy Member
mr willy Member M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 102 IOWA	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. Ted Kennedys car killed more people than my gun ever did.