what kind of catfish is this?

[duckman1911]

The lake we catch bullheads in we never catch them in areas with a mud bottom. We only catch them in places that have a good amount of grass on the bottom. The grass is growing out of the mud bottom so it may be a mute point.lol.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

As y'all might have guessed, MathGeek is a fan of bullheads. We catch quite a few when targeting freshwater catfish. When I feel a 1-3 lb fish, I'd usually prefer to see a channel catfish when it reaches the top, but bullheads go straight in the box too. Taste is about the same. Channel cats yield a bit more meat for the same size fish, in my experience.

X2 on the meat yield.

[1fastmerc]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Try google.

I did. Do you catfish?

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[MathGeek]

There are a number of informal names and nicknames and regional names. Names like mud cat and yellow cat probably mean different things to different people.

The fish in the top picture looks a lot more like a bullhead than a flathead catfish.

[jchief]

from TPWD

[1fastmerc]

Jchief I can't see your attachment but this from the lwdf pamphlet.Attachment 72121Attachment 72121

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[Goooh]

Originally Posted by 1fastmerc

I did. Do you catfish?

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I do, do you understand that mud cat is a slang term for a fish that can vary from parish to parish? Bulkheads and flatheads are MUDs - doesn't matter if your family only calls one of them a mud, the family down the road calls them both MUDs.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Goooh

I do, do you understand that mud cat is a slang term for a fish that can vary from parish to parish? Bulkheads and flatheads are MUDs - doesn't matter if your family only calls one of them a mud, the family down the road calls them both MUDs.

Valid point Gooh. In Louisiana there certainly isn't a shortage of "well that's what my grandpa and my dad called it". I kinda like it that way. .

[SULPHITE]

Mud cat are sometimes called polliwogs right??

[Vermillionaire]

Originally Posted by SULPHITE

Mud cat are sometimes called polliwogs right??

That's correct

[1fastmerc]

Originally Posted by Goooh

I do, do you understand that mud cat is a slang term for a fish that can vary from parish to parish? Bulkheads and flatheads are MUDs - doesn't matter if your family only calls one of them a mud, the family down the road calls them both MUDs.

If they are the same then why does even the Oklahoma wildlife and fisheries classify them different?uploadfromtaptalk1406498367395.jpguploadfromtaptalk1406498367395.jpguploadfromtaptalk1406498367395.jpg

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[kibb]

Mud cat and polliwog are the same.

Op, flathead, and yellow are the same.

Bullhead? I have no clue where they stand.

[1fastmerc]

Originally Posted by kibb

Mud cat and polliwog are the same.

Op, flathead, and yellow are the same.

Bullhead? I have no clue where they stand.

I have heard a op/flathead called a yellow cat.

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[Goooh]

Originally Posted by 1fastmerc

If they are the same then why does even the Oklahoma wildlife and fisheries classify them different?Attachment 72137Attachment 72137Attachment 72137

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Genius! Read the frickin poster, it says they are both called mudcats.

Thanks for arguing though.

[1fastmerc]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Genius! Read the frickin poster, it says they are both called mudcats.

Thanks for arguing though.

Already resorted to name calling. If you feel like calling it a mud cat. Then knock yourself out. There is countless sites that will tell that they are different. Maybe called the same by some people who don't know the difference. You can eat a mudcat but I'll pass. Have a good day.

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[T-TOP]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Genius! Read the frickin poster, it says they are both called mudcats.

Thanks for arguing though.

But, they aren't the same fish at all. The original post is a yellow cat, or mudcat, not a flathead or Apalossa. You have to realize that???

[redaddiction]

How about everyone quit calling the fish by a nickname and call it by the scientific name so we can end this thread!

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

But, they aren't the same fish at all. The original post is a yellow cat, or mudcat, not a flathead or Apalossa. You have to realize that???

You have to realize we already covered that, read the damn thread.

I even agreed that bullhead (MUD) and Yellow/Flat/Opp/App/MUD were each from a different genus.

You have to realize that????????????????????

Bullhead is a MUD to some people.

Yellow is a MUD to some people

Both are different fish.

A tiger that ran through wet dirt is also a MUD CAT to some people, but is a totally different species - make sense?

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by redaddiction

How about everyone quit calling the fish by a nickname and call it by the scientific name so we can end this thread!

Already did for the most part, problem is most of the folks on here don't read the threads. They'll ask for what bait someone caught fish on, and it's posted in the report 2 posts up!

Guess you missed it too?

[T-TOP]

Originally Posted by Goooh

You have to realize we already covered that, read the damn thread.

I even agreed that bullhead (MUD) and Yellow/Flat/Opp/App/MUD were each from a different genus.

You have to realize that????????????????????

Bullhead is a MUD to some people.

Yellow is a MUD to some people

Both are different fish.

A tiger that ran through wet dirt is also a MUD CAT to some people, but is a totally different species - make sense?

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