SumoNinja Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 SU x Toxic Collab Hoggs. This is the second catfish I got that hit a bait while waking What kind of catfish is this? I initially thought channel....but that head looks different Prodigy_Lee, GrizzleyShad, Jim137a and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A. Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Its either a blue cat or a black bullhead but I'd have to see it in person to tell for sure. But if you caught it in a northern lake it's most likely a black bullhead, if caught in the south it's most likely a blue catfish. SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A. Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 If caught in California, it's most likely a black bullhead. SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Nice one SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumoNinja Posted September 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Phil A. said: If caught in California, it's most likely a black bullhead. California....I know there are channels and flatheads here in this particular lake but I didn't know we had blues or bullheads Phil A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A. Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, SumoNinja said: California....I know there are channels and flatheads here in this particular lake but I didn't know we had blues or bullheads To kind of tell the difference is a bullhead usually has a really big head and lips but generally a slender body where a blue cat has a lot of the same features but it's body is built more like a football. I'm sure you probably fish mostly for sport but both species tend to have a lot of fatty red meat so they really aren't good to eat like a flathead, being the best, or a channel cat. Being that I'm from Mississippi we have most catfish species and before I got addicted to bass fishing it used to be one of the species I targeted, not so much anymore. Good luck with your fishing adventures! SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 It's a male channel catfish. Bullhead will never get that big, nor do they have that forked tail. Blues will have a squared anal fin instead of a rounded anal fin. The head looks weird because it is a spawning male, they get that weird growth pattern and get super dark when its time to get down. It definitely is not a flathead though. SumoNinja, mooseknuckles, FishDr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumoNinja Posted September 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, CG_Fishes said: It's a male channel catfish. Bullhead will never get that big, nor do they have that forked tail. Blues will have a squared anal fin instead of a rounded anal fin. The head looks weird because it is a spawning male, they get that weird growth pattern and get super dark when its time to get down. It definitely is not a flathead though. You're probably right because I didn't believe we had blues in there CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Nice catfish! Looks like a big channel cat to me. I think there are some blue cats stocked in the Santa Ana lakes but I don’t believe they are elsewhere in CA. SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A. Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Hey guys, my apologies! After seeing Connor's comments and as hard-headed as I can be sometimes I had to find out for myself. My cousin stopped by and catfishing in the Mississippi River is just about all he ever does. He also says it's a male channel catfish too that maybe trying to spawn and do to his aggressiveness may be the reason you caught it on a wake. Our state record black bullhead is only about 6 lbs. We also have like a brown or yellow bullhead that I knew of that probably averages 2 lbs. but we've just always called it a mudcat. But my cousin does claim that he's seen black bullhead near 8 lbs. but to us they are trash fish so not everyone cares to be in a record book for such a fish. Enjoy! mooseknuckles and SumoNinja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2 fish Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 Nice one looks like a channel to me. SumoNinja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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