On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:46:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Bruce wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You've never had good catfish.
>> >> >
>> >> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
>> >> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
>> >> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
>> >>
>> >> You've also never had good catfish.
>> >
>> >Neither have you.
>>
>> I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
>> very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish.
>
>What genus and species? Maybe it makes a difference.

Eel-tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus, an Australian variety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel-tailed_catfish