Question Catfish caught this morning

Tubefisher · 07-06-2008, 04:18 AM

After cleaning my catfish this morning, I noticed that the fillet meat was yellow in color through out the meat. I caught it out of Czechland. The last catfish I cleaned (or caught) was about a year ago out of Johnson and I don't recall the meat being yellow.

Is this something to be suspicious of?

Dogman · 07-06-2008, 08:10 AM

Czechland did have higher than normal levels of mercury in the water last year. I don't know if it would discolor the meat?

clucker · 07-06-2008, 10:03 AM

Was it through all the meat or just on top? If it's just a strip of it then it's fat deposits and can be trimmed out. From what I've been told the yellow fat will have the higher levels of contaminants than the white meat. If it's all of the meat that is yellow I wouldn't risk eating it. Of course, I'm no expert on such things.

ccm13 · 07-06-2008, 02:04 PM

when the fish is still floppin around, hang it from something outside and cut its tail off. the cat will flop all the blood out and you will have white meat.

Bass-Assassin · 07-06-2008, 04:40 PM

I've always heard to take one of those crappy little plastic swimming pools,fill it with clean water from a tap and let them boys swim round in it overnight. The next morning the water should be dirtier and the fish should have cleaned themselves out a little, leaving you with nice white meat. This is what a few old timers from Arkansas have told me. I've personally never tried it, and the only thing I belive from Arkansas is that they make damn good Moonshine. So, if anyone has or is gonna try this, let me know how it turns out.

**LundLover** · 07-07-2008, 07:23 AM

I'm always a little leary when the meat doesn't look good. I have never tried the kiddie pool thing. Worth a try.

AFootAFloat · 07-07-2008, 01:21 PM

Livewell is not Latin for latrine.

I've noticed that channel cat fillets have a yellow tint to them while blue cat fillets have a white meat. Maybe your last cat was a blue.

07-06-2008, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tubefisher Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Catfish caught this morning After cleaning my catfish this morning, I noticed that the fillet meat was yellow in color through out the meat. I caught it out of Czechland. The last catfish I cleaned (or caught) was about a year ago out of Johnson and I don't recall the meat being yellow. Is this something to be suspicious of?

07-06-2008, 08:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dogman Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Walton Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Czechland did have higher than normal levels of mercury in the water last year. I don't know if it would discolor the meat? __________________ Happiness is a rapala.

07-06-2008, 10:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
clucker Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Bend Posts: 512 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Was it through all the meat or just on top? If it's just a strip of it then it's fat deposits and can be trimmed out. From what I've been told the yellow fat will have the higher levels of contaminants than the white meat. If it's all of the meat that is yellow I wouldn't risk eating it. Of course, I'm no expert on such things. __________________ American sportsmen contribute $3million per day directly to wildlife conservation. Millions of acres of public-use land has been purchased, preserved, and maintained with this money. PETA does not pay for ANY true wildlife conservation efforts. Not one acre has been purchased or preserved by them, not even for an endangered species.

07-07-2008, 07:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
LundLover Director Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,603 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm always a little leary when the meat doesn't look good. I have never tried the kiddie pool thing. Worth a try. __________________ I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing. - Johnny Carson

07-07-2008, 01:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
AFootAFloat Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Livewell is not Latin for latrine. I've noticed that channel cat fillets have a yellow tint to them while blue cat fillets have a white meat. Maybe your last cat was a blue. __________________ The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

07-06-2008, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
ccm13 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	when the fish is still floppin around, hang it from something outside and cut its tail off. the cat will flop all the blood out and you will have white meat.

07-06-2008, 04:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bass-Assassin 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've always heard to take one of those crappy little plastic swimming pools,fill it with clean water from a tap and let them boys swim round in it overnight. The next morning the water should be dirtier and the fish should have cleaned themselves out a little, leaving you with nice white meat. This is what a few old timers from Arkansas have told me. I've personally never tried it, and the only thing I belive from Arkansas is that they make damn good Moonshine. So, if anyone has or is gonna try this, let me know how it turns out.

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