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 Yellow meat on catfish?
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10/01/20 06:29 PM
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Phis0n
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Hey fellas, new to the forum. I'm upset at my self that I just found out about this place otherwise I would of been here years ago! I went out to lake fork the other day caught a few good looking blue catfish. Got home and cooked them up but I noticed the meat had a yellow'ish tint to it. Is this something to be concerned about? I've never seen any kind of fish have this yellow'ish tint to it. If it is.. They have already been consumed! 
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[Re: Phis0n]
#13717276
10/01/20 06:32 PM
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BillS2006
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It's just fat. Nothing to be concerned about.
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
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10/01/20 08:16 PM
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Marc-62
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717469
10/01/20 10:22 PM
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jackiekennedyfishingguide
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Are you sure those was blue cat? I've never seen a blue with yellow meat but it is common and normal in channel cat.
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717554
10/02/20 12:32 AM
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Coolarrow
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Almost every channel I clean has yellow on the back. Never seen a blue with it.
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717599
10/02/20 01:40 AM
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Ledeez
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717609
10/02/20 01:46 AM
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Beak47
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717649
10/02/20 02:38 AM
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Catfish Lynn
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Welcome to the TFF!!! Hmm, Yes, I think maybe you had some Channels there, as they will usually have portions of meat that are yellow compared to the rest. But the taste is the same. If it was actually Blues, that would be a new one I have not run into yet. Perhaps it is as someone mentioned aleady, fat content. But if so, it may make the meat taste strong, such as the belly straps will sometimes taste (if not prepared properly). You might want to check my Catfish Calendar out, if you are an avid catfisher. 2020 thread- < https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/13397571/1>
Lynn
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13717671
10/02/20 03:16 AM
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littlewheel
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We trim all yellow meat and lateral lines from any fish we clean on our guide trips.
Shannon Wheeler
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Coolarrow]
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10/04/20 01:22 PM
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z289sec
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Almost every channel I clean has yellow on the back. Never seen a blue with it. I have, on any Blue over 4 or 5 lbs I've caught from Aquilla and Ray Roberts both. Anything over about 8 lbs, I throw back. I cut all the red meat off, but leave the yellow meat.
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13724585
10/08/20 09:24 PM
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Phis0n
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Figured it was fat, had another buddy tell me the same thing I just wasn't quite sure since he isn't the most reliable source haha.
Appreciate all the replies and warm welcoming, thanks again fellas!
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13724609
10/08/20 09:42 PM
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MathGeek
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The flavor is fishier. If the peeps eating it prefer bland, white, flakey meat, trim it out.
It's not bad - just more full bodied fish flavor than most American tastes prefer.
�Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?" - The Messiah
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
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10/15/20 04:03 AM
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flee fly
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It’s fat, welcome to the forum
byron
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Re: Yellow meat on catfish?
[Re: Phis0n]
#13732898
10/16/20 01:04 PM
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Jimbo
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If you trimmed all the yellow meat from the majority of catfish I've caught over the years, you would have nothing left, and not worth the effort of cleaning........It's fat, and the more food in a certain lake dictates the color of the channel cats fillets.
I'll sometimes soak them in milk overnight, but most of the time they go right into the hot grease, and turn that yellow into a golden brown!
Just one more cast!
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