Do cat's go deeper or should I expect them to swim up to the shallows for feeding? I haven't been able to catch any since the weather transition. I'm fishing from the bank, fishing in the morning.

IMO, You will be fine fishing from the bank, they come up close to feed. Make sure to keep the wind in your face and fresh bait. BTW fishing has not been so good the last few months so just hang in there and they will come.

I have caught fish both deep and shallow in the fall and winter. On real cold days target the deeper water, if the Sun is out and is warming up the shallow water they may come up there to feed as well.

Thats a nice bicep youre sporting!!!

That catfish looks like a goldfish.

New species! Carp Cat.

I dont want to sound dumb, but can you eat a fish that big or should you let it go?

Release anything over 10 lbs, IMO.

Is it because they aren't good to eat that big or just releasing them to produce big offspring. The reason I asked is I caught a 13 lb blue cat and a 8 lb flathead on jugs and I filleted them both, I was just curious since I have never caught a blue that big, I know its not near the size in the picture, but I have always wondered about keeping bigger fish. Thanks for your response.

For as the blues I don't keep anything over 5 or 6 pounds. The old yellows I don't think they get to big.

A three or four pound blue makes a better fillet than a thirty or forty pound blue. That being said, they all taste great! But it takes a long time for a blue to get to thirty pounds. That is why most, myself included, would prefer to release the older fish and keep the younger fish for dinner.

Te main reason to release all over 20 lbs is that when they spawn they release 1000 times more eggs than the 5-6 lb

Those big ones eat great, but it takes a lot of time to get all the red meat and fat cut off. Once that's done I soak it in salt water over night, drain, rinse, and store in clean water. Don't let anyone shame you into thinking you've got to throw them back. If you want to eat 'em go for it. If my freezer is full I will throw back some of the biggest ones simply because it's more work than I want to mess with.

Here's a couple of bigger fish that tasted delicious!