I caught this catfish off the chain, didn't have a scale. Was using vanilla scented carp and catfishes bait
Got a good Cat fish. Not sure the type or weight
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I caught this catfish off the chain, didn't have a scale. Was using vanilla scented carp and catfishes bait
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I would say about 4lbs which is a good size channel cat.
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3-4 is a good guestimate. It's a nice, dark channel cat.
Would make a couple of nice fillets if you eat cats from that body of water.
If not the look on the little one's face is pretty cool. Kinda of a "wow....is that a fish?" look.
Would make a couple of nice fillets if you eat cats from that body of water.
If not the look on the little one's face is pretty cool. Kinda of a "wow....is that a fish?" look.
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You got me wondering since perch and catfish are about all I would consider. I wonder how accurate this is:Darkstar72 said:
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I am only a catch and release guy... unless the fish died because he swallowed the hook and got his insides torn up when I was bringing him in. Don't get me wrong, I love to eat fish... actually I'm like 300lbs so I love to eat in general. lol, yeah my 1.5 year old son was very confused. First catfish and it was measuring close to his size lol.
On a side not I wouldn't eat fish out of the desplaines or Chicago rivers, but I think the chain would have some good clean fish. Any reason why you wouldn't eat a fish out of the chain? Thanks guys.
On a side not I wouldn't eat fish out of the desplaines or Chicago rivers, but I think the chain would have some good clean fish. Any reason why you wouldn't eat a fish out of the chain? Thanks guys.
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The Chain is fine, as are the majority of the bodies of water in Illinois. Only things I wouldn't eat fish from are the DPR, Chicago River, and the Cal Sag.SeaweedKing said:
In all honesty, the DPR supports smallmouth, so that water probably isn't dirty enough to cause any issues, either. I just won't ever bother eating fish from either of those three when I can catch fish from any other body of water and eat them.
Just know that fish taste is also derived from their environment. If I eat a walleye from Heidecke, it tastes better than the walleye from the Illinois River. Or if I eat one from the Wolf River, it tastes way better than pretty much any in Illinois I've had.
The biggest concern with fish is the belly meat/fat. If you're concerned about it much you can trim the belly meat off the fillet.
Also remove the pink/brown/red strip of meat along the back of the fillet. This will give a fishy taste too.
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Wish I could eat more fish, for the health benefits. Red meat I avoid most of the time, wish I could say the same for pork. 
Like most health conscious fishermen I usually deep fry my fish anyway :wink:
Like most health conscious fishermen I usually deep fry my fish anyway :wink:
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