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Comment by Ken Spielvogel on June 18, 2014 at 16:57

I have eaten it before Robert, it is good.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 18, 2014 at 16:54

They sell Tilapia at a local store. They say it's good eating. I don't know, I've never eaten any. Have Ya'll eaten it before and how good is it?

Comment by Waggoner, Alan on June 17, 2014 at 20:08

The backbass and hybrid are on Richland Chambers near Corsicana. The tilapia are in lake Fairfield power plant lake. Lake Fairfield used to have a great redfish population but drought driven low lake levels and extremely high summer temperatures a couple of summers back pretty much killed the reds!

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on June 17, 2014 at 15:34

Great looking fish Alan, looks like a good time. What lake is that? I have fished Rayburn and Toledo Bend in Texas.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 17, 2014 at 14:21

Nice fish, Alan. They are fun to catch and I'll bet good eating too.

Comment by Waggoner, Alan on June 17, 2014 at 12:35

Those whiskered fish are fun to catch and eat. I also like chasing blackbass, hybrids, and even circle netting tilapia in the power plant lake. Tilapia is about a giant perch anyway! :)

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on June 16, 2014 at 13:34

We have Channel, Flathead, and Blues in the Ohio River.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 16, 2014 at 10:37

Wow, I had no idea they were that far north.

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on June 15, 2014 at 15:08

We have them and Channel cats which will top 40 lbs.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 15, 2014 at 14:46

Yep, a Flathead Catfish. The fish goes by many different names. Some people call it A Yellow Cat. I know one thing it is very good eating and highly sought after. Some catfish as they get bigger their taste sort of goes down but not an Opelousas Catfish, they keep their great taste no matter their size.

  When we fish for them, we use small live Carp or small live Bluegills. A live bait is better than a dead fish for bait. I have one rod and reel that is rigged just for catching them. I have braided line on it, that is small in diameter but strong in breaking strength. The reel is an open face style that is a little heavy duty. The rod is also a bit heavy duty. We usually fish for them in the Atchafalaya River. They are usually found near old logs and tree tops that are piled up along the bank of the river. Being able to land a fish, out of that trash can be hard to do, without him wrapping your line around some branch. When going after the Opelousas Cat, it's like going big game fishing.  

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