NEED ID ON THIS CATFISH

[professa19]

hey guys...just caught a catfish out of the river by my place in northern indiana...

but im not familiar with catfish so can someone please help me id this? i was thinking flathead...or perhaps channel...its was around 20-25 lbs

 

[professa19]

sorry i put it on twice

 

[uncwnells]

that fish looks more like 10 pounds than 25 to me.

 

[Iffrat]

that is not a 25 lb cat.. and from that pic it looks like a channel cat .. but it could be a Flathead ..

 

[tscharf]

im thinking channel. flat heads mouths are usually larger and like the name suggest flatter

 

[ray777]

Channel about 10-12lb i think as well. Nice Catch!!! Where exactly at?

 

[professa19]

caught it in the st. joseph river just north of Fort Wayne

 

[professa19]

that fish looks more like 10 pounds than 25 to me.

i dont have trouble holding up 10 pounds with one hand....bad picture for size of the catfish. i weighed it. lol

 

[fishman61]

if it had spots it's a regular channel catfish

 

[nitrofish1]

channel cat. flatheads have splotched dark colors.