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Title: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: Edm87 on Mar 27, 2010, 05:22 PM

So, I was just wondering how many you guys out there catch cats from waters that you would be willing to actually eat something from in NY.  By and large I only have gotten  a sizeable cat in the hudson river.  It seems in order to get into any serious catfish (numbers and size) you gotta fish waters you wouldn't necessarily wanna be eatin from.

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: prchslyr on Mar 27, 2010, 05:38 PM

Lake Champlain and the Champlain canal hold quite a few cats. I've eaten a ton of them over the years. I seem to be fine, but some may beg to differ. :)

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: combsey going to catchem on Mar 27, 2010, 05:52 PM

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champlain has some nice cats in it any season is good to keep them

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: prchslyr on Mar 27, 2010, 05:55 PM

Good timing Combsey! ;D I ate the last fillets from that pile yesterday. I won't tell you how good they were. Thanks for those fillets dude!

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: prchslyr on Mar 27, 2010, 05:56 PM

I forgot. You got the crappies from that day. >:(

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: Edm87 on Mar 27, 2010, 05:56 PM

Nice Cats, I stand corrected. :)

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: finlessbrown on Apr 05, 2010, 04:00 PM

i have tried cats from champlain a few times and they literally smelled and tasted like the weeds in the lake. am i cleaning or cooking them wrong? or maybe they were too big or from the wrong time of the season. any thoughts?

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: prchslyr on Apr 05, 2010, 04:32 PM

I'm no expert, but they definitely taste better early in the open water season. I ate a few this year that a buddy of mine caught through the ice that were superb. Smaller cats are also a lot better to eat. Just like most species.

Title: Re: Are there Edible Catfish in NY?
Post by: phishn704 on Mar 24, 2012, 10:05 AM

we are going to canal today, we have been eating them for years, no abnormal growths on me yet