Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Kansas Pond

IMO Don't fret too much on having BH until you've tried eating them. Personally, I consider BH good eating. From the time I was old enough to bait my own hook back in the 60's on the Flat Rock river in Indiana, we cherished these "catfish" for a fish fry. We cleaned them by skinning and left them on the bone. Soak in salt water brine over night, roll in cornmeal and fry. To this day, if I catch a reasonable size BH he goes in the bucket for the next fish fry!