The Big Three Types Of Catfish (and How To Identify Them) - Catfish Species Essentials
Blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish are the three primary species of catfish in the United States and most sought after species. Most rivers lakes and reservoirs and the United States have populations of one of these species of catfish available in good numbers.
Many anglers have a hard time identifying these different catfish species and mistake one for another but it's really not that difficult once you understand the few key items to look for you’ll never mistake one catfish species for another again.
This week we walk you through how to identify blue catfish, channel catfish and flathead catfish, the easy ways to tell each catfish species apart and also how to quickly and easily tell the difference between blue catfish and channel catfish (which is a common mistake many anglers make).
For even more details on each different catfish species and how to tell the difference between each one as well as more species specific habits and details check out the link below.
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Chad Ferguson is a professional catfish angler with over 20 years of experience fishing for catfish who owns and operates Catfish Edge and North Texas Catfish Guide Service. Chad founded Catfish Edge producing articles, videos and other resources to help catfish anglers go out and learn more and bigger catfish by passing along the catfishing information he’s learned throughout his career as a professional catfish angler and fishing guide. He’s obsessed with catfishing and has been accused many times of being one of the few people on earth that actually thinks like a catfish.
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