First, you can tell if its a pollywog (bullhead) by looking at the tail. If the back of the tail is flat, its a bullhead. If the tail is split/forked, it's either a blue or a channel. In my experience all the channel catfish I catch in the marsh (very shallow water) have a yellow-tinted flesh; yet, every blue catfish that I catch (same depth/area) the meat is a clean, bright white. I always thought that the low salinity in the water may have caused this, but I guess not.
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