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rival81

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rival81 Newbie

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Ok cool thanks.. don't think i would eat a catfish personally. I think i need to get a book or find a web site to help me identify any fish i might catch... being such a newbie! It was fun bringing this guy in... but i'm glad i released him/her :)

hairyweasel Newbie

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Up in north queensland, an old cockie showed me how to fillet them and it's surprisingly easy. You take a sharp filleting knife and begin the cut just behind the gut area. Run the knife along the backbone but stop just short of the tail, leaving the skin attached to the tail. You then flip the fillet over flesh side up and skin it free of the tail. He would end up with a nice white skinless and boneless fillet,which he would slice into skillets.

The old bloke ate them all the time and swore they were as good as any other fish, but as there was an abundance of more socially acceptable fish in the area, I never got around to trying it.

Angus Rookie

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Yeah mate like most things you "can" eat it.

But that doesnt mean you should :P

I tried freshwater catfish (the eel tail type) recently and it was great. But you can keep those fork tailed slimy buggers well away from me hahaha.

Angus

Tybo Newbie

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The catties you're thinking off are Tandanus which come out of freshwater and are good to eat, taste just like Yellowbelly.

But as for salmon or forktailed catfish you've got there, there great crab bait and really good bait for sharks. I've filleted them heaps of times and the flesh is so blood red, so I can only imagine it tastes very strong. They eat catfish in the states, and I tried some when I was over there. Had the strong taste of mud. So I imagine the old fork tails are much the same.

There's an old recipe that I think applies to things like these catties. Cut the fish up and put it in a pot of water. Get a decent size rock and a handful of salt, and put them in the pot too. Boil it until the rock goes soft. Then chuck the fish away and eat the rock.

shortie Newbie

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Yes they are edible.

Somtimes called a jewfish.

I remeber an article by Neil schultz about 2 year ago in Bush and Beach on a recipe about how to cook them.

Some people suggest they are even better chewing than the eel tail.

werewolf Newbie

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I ate some forky fillet years ago as a kid. I don't think it was terrible... Mind you there are other easy species to catch that are quite ok on the plate.

I agree that the eel tailed catties are superb eating. You need to be careful not overcook or they go tough. We cut them up into little strips and season then BBQ them. Yum. (just watch the spikes when filleting, they are much worse than forkie stings!)

EMP Newbie

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davefishmad wrote:

eel tail catfish are quite tasty, both fresh and salt water variety.

So are there eel tail catfish in the salt as well, Dave? Any difference between the two, if any? :)

I find the freshwater tandanus (eel tail catfish) really good. My son loves it in fact.

The same cannot be said of the the forktail type though. In fact, not many would be daring enough to try it. I caught a large one months ago and being a noob myself, I thought it was good eating...... oh well, I learned my lesson. ;)

Again, the eel tail type from the fresh is good eating IMHO. :)

EMP

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