catfish eating

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[quote Walleye_Guy] this friend of mine told me that from a reservoir their flesh tastes like mud from all the silt they eat. is this true, or are they good from our lakes and reservoirs?[/quote]

[cool][#0000ff]Your friend knows very little about catfish. Not a good source for such information.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Channel cats are primarily creatures of cold running water. But, they survive in lakes and in farm ponds. They do not "eat silt". They feed mostly on LIVE food when they can get it...worms, crayfish, minnows and aquatic insects. They also eat dead stuff. But, not silt.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As has been suggested, the "closed" environment of a commercial catfish raising operation is probably a lot nastier than even the worst spot you could ever find in Utah. And, because the farm raised cats are used to eating "processed" food, they are likely to root around in the stagnant muddy bottom looking for escaped morsels...and slurping up the "silt"...with all of the "used" catfish chow that settles to the bottom.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I suggest you change friends, or at least change the subject when he starts holding forth about catfish.[/#0000ff]
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