pb catfish

[sambrochill]

me and my buddy KyCam set out a few land lines last night and after school went to go check them and this is what we got

its my PB catfish and i have no idea what kind it is. im going to assume its a channel cat, but if u suspect otherwise let me know, because im really curious to what species of catfish this is.

[mrlitetackle]

nice cat bro!!!

gotta love'em......great battlers. ;D

[KyCam]

I think it might be a flathead cat

[SDoolittle]

Channel cat

[coffee]

From the shape and size of the anal fin it looks like a channel cat to me, I can't quite tell but from the look of the swollen forehead it may be a male getting ready to spawn.

[airborne_angler]

If the tail is forked its a Channel cat. Otherwise if its an ugly brown color and has a hideous face with a lower jaw that protrudes out further than the upper jaw its a flathead. Blues look like Channel cats with the exception of the forked tail.

Most of the times a male channel cat will have a huge blocky head with a slender tapered body

[bass or bass ?]

Nice one. Definately a channel.    Happy fishing.

~B.A.S.S.~N.A.F.C.~BoatU.S.~N.R.A.~A.M.A.~

[Btech]

Just got done reading FRESHWATER ANGLERS - Fishing for Catfish.

I believe acording to the pictures in the book that would be a Flathead Catfish (Also looks like it was about to spawn if the head was swollen)

Channel cats typicaly have a white tummy and have 30+ ribs on the anal fin.

If you like catfishing id recomend you check that book out I lerned alot of facts from it.

Did you know a catfish has over 5,000 Tastebuds per Square Centimeter?

Thats definatly a nice cat man! Congrats - Any idea on the weight?

I assume you plan to eat him...

[BlakeMolone]

Its definitely a channel not a flathead and thats nice for a channel cat! Good job

[Jake.]

That's a very nice Channel Cat.  

[coffee]

Both channel and blue catfish have a forked tail, channel catfish tails are forked deeper than blue catfish, but they are both noticeably forked.  Flathead catfish have a tail that is quite straight.  Flatheads are by far the uglier of the three.  

Channel catfish have 24-29 rays on the anal fin, the fin has a rounded edge.  The blue catfish, however, has 30 or more rays and a straighter edge.  Your's looks like a channel cat, but can't say for sure until you check out the anal fin.  Good fish.