Thanks for the cobbler recipe; mine is similar in ingredients, but the batter goes on top
the peaches in dollops.

In your recipe, does the batter then end up on top, like an "Impossible" dessert?

N.

In article >, jmcquown
> wrote:

> On 9/8/2018 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:

> > I had a really bad experience with catfish once, It was caught in the
> > Sacramento River by Rio Vista CA and when cleaning it, the worst odor I
> > have ever smelled came out of it, never ate it again, never purposely
> > fished for them again.
> >
> > Cheri
>
> That sounds horrific, Cheri! But... I don't know how many people here
> are actually talking about catching fresh catfish from a river.

Aw, cmon. I've caught, skinned and eaten loads of eight to ten inch
yellow cats and foot to fifteen inch long white cats from Nevada's
muddy reservoirs. S&P, roll them in cornmeal, and fry them for just a
few minutes.
That being said, I quit fishing for them forty years ago. Catfishing
all night while drinking beer is great exercise for a younger man. You
sit in a chair with a cooler full of beer and a Coleman lantern,
watching your pole propped with a forked stick and baited with a large
hook and a gob of worms. When the pole starts to jiggle, wait. When the
pole dips half way to the water,set the hook and reel in a catfish. You
used to be able to catch twenty a night easily.
Oh, and for Cheri, I've been to Rio Vista. I either rented a houseboat
there or waved at them while piloting it. Delta tides suck!
If anyone here wants to know how to skin and gut a catfish up to five
pounds, I'm the man to tell you how. First, buy pliers.

leo

"Leonard Blaisdell" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, jmcquown
> > wrote:
>
>> On 9/8/2018 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> > I had a really bad experience with catfish once, It was caught in the
>> > Sacramento River by Rio Vista CA and when cleaning it, the worst odor I
>> > have ever smelled came out of it, never ate it again, never purposely
>> > fished for them again.
>> >
>> > Cheri
>>
>> That sounds horrific, Cheri! But... I don't know how many people here
>> are actually talking about catching fresh catfish from a river.
>
> Aw, cmon. I've caught, skinned and eaten loads of eight to ten inch
> yellow cats and foot to fifteen inch long white cats from Nevada's
> muddy reservoirs. S&P, roll them in cornmeal, and fry them for just a
> few minutes.
> That being said, I quit fishing for them forty years ago. Catfishing
> all night while drinking beer is great exercise for a younger man. You
> sit in a chair with a cooler full of beer and a Coleman lantern,
> watching your pole propped with a forked stick and baited with a large
> hook and a gob of worms. When the pole starts to jiggle, wait. When the
> pole dips half way to the water,set the hook and reel in a catfish. You
> used to be able to catch twenty a night easily.
> Oh, and for Cheri, I've been to Rio Vista. I either rented a houseboat
> there or waved at them while piloting it. Delta tides suck!
> If anyone here wants to know how to skin and gut a catfish up to five
> pounds, I'm the man to tell you how. First, buy pliers.
>
> leo


I lived there for 15 years, we fished a lot from the banks off River Road at
night, your fishing experience with the beer and the Coleman lantern brings
back memories, sounds about right for most of us then, except we used clams
for bait mostly. LOL

Cheri

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 6:14:50 PM UTC-10, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> Aw, cmon. I've caught, skinned and eaten loads of eight to ten inch
> yellow cats and foot to fifteen inch long white cats from Nevada's
> muddy reservoirs. S&P, roll them in cornmeal, and fry them for just a
> few minutes.
> That being said, I quit fishing for them forty years ago. Catfishing
> all night while drinking beer is great exercise for a younger man. You
> sit in a chair with a cooler full of beer and a Coleman lantern,
> watching your pole propped with a forked stick and baited with a large
> hook and a gob of worms. When the pole starts to jiggle, wait. When the
> pole dips half way to the water,set the hook and reel in a catfish. You
> used to be able to catch twenty a night easily.
> Oh, and for Cheri, I've been to Rio Vista. I either rented a houseboat
> there or waved at them while piloting it. Delta tides suck!
> If anyone here wants to know how to skin and gut a catfish up to five
> pounds, I'm the man to tell you how. First, buy pliers.
>
> leo

I've skinned and cut-up big catfish too. Those things produce some beautiful meat with a wonderful texture. Too bad the taste makes me retch. Some people perceive that pond scum taste differently but to me, it brings waves of memory, association, and feeling in my guts.

A lot of people will tell you that tilapia doesn't have that taste but it certainly does. My kids will have no problem with eating tilapia in a restaurant. I take the opportunity to sample the flesh of the fish to see if the flavor has improved but no such luck. You're lucky if you can eat catfish without revulsion. It's like a superpower all y'alls have.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 6:14:50 PM UTC-10, Leonard Blaisdell
wrote:
>
> Aw, cmon. I've caught, skinned and eaten loads of eight to ten inch
> yellow cats and foot to fifteen inch long white cats from Nevada's
> muddy reservoirs. S&P, roll them in cornmeal, and fry them for just a
> few minutes.
> That being said, I quit fishing for them forty years ago. Catfishing
> all night while drinking beer is great exercise for a younger man. You
> sit in a chair with a cooler full of beer and a Coleman lantern,
> watching your pole propped with a forked stick and baited with a large
> hook and a gob of worms. When the pole starts to jiggle, wait. When the
> pole dips half way to the water,set the hook and reel in a catfish. You
> used to be able to catch twenty a night easily.
> Oh, and for Cheri, I've been to Rio Vista. I either rented a houseboat
> there or waved at them while piloting it. Delta tides suck!
> If anyone here wants to know how to skin and gut a catfish up to five
> pounds, I'm the man to tell you how. First, buy pliers.
>
> leo

I've skinned and cut-up big catfish too. Those things produce some beautiful
meat with a wonderful texture. Too bad the taste makes me retch. Some people
perceive that pond scum taste differently but to me, it brings waves of
memory, association, and feeling in my guts.

A lot of people will tell you that tilapia doesn't have that taste but it
certainly does. My kids will have no problem with eating tilapia in a
restaurant. I take the opportunity to sample the flesh of the fish to see if
the flavor has improved but no such luck. You're lucky if you can eat
catfish without revulsion. It's like a superpower all y'alls have.

======

I don't like Tilapia either, but catfish is just repulsive to me now.

Cheri

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 7:37:16 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>
> I don't like Tilapia either, but catfish is just repulsive to me now.
>
> Cheri

The dream of tilapia being the "aquatic version of chicken" is strong with the aqua-farmers. They have to work on the taste though. My guess is that this could be done by raising the fish in sal****er.

I doubt there's anything that can be done with catfish though.

On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 23:12:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 7:37:16 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> I don't like Tilapia either, but catfish is just repulsive to me now.
>>
>> Cheri
>
>The dream of tilapia being the "aquatic version of chicken" is strong with the aqua-farmers. They have to work on the taste though. My guess is that this could be done by raising the fish in sal****er.

Yes, let's dump fresh water fish in salt water. Brilliant idea. No
wait, let's keep them on land so they're easier to catch!

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 1:43:33 PM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:11:53 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2018-09-08 10:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > Wait a minute... what? You've never eaten catfish? I *know* I've
> > > never
> > > eaten monkfish but catfish is practically a staple.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I have had catfish three or four times. That was enough for me. I have
> > eaten Monkfish once. Monkfish is much better than catfish.
>
> Agreed. Catfish tastes like mud to me. Monkfish is good, although I've
> found it tricky to cook.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> =
>
> Why is it tricky to cook? (I've never had any so I don't know)

I haven't cooked it in yonks, but as I recall it's easy to make it
tough.

Cindy Hamilton
===

OK but I think that is true of most fish. I am very careful.

Our wild caught catfish here is not at all repulsive. But one has to be careful to fish in
relatively fast-moving water, so they don't get that bottom-of-the-pond taste.

N.