Fish ID

[Smart]

Yellow cats......hence the yellow color.....

Where I'm from yellow cats are also called flatheads or opelousas....

The fish in question looks like a mudcat/pollywog to me..

[GILBERT]

Around Dulak Louisiana i always heard momma call them appoloosas, and yellow cats.


GILBERT

[Smart]

These are flatheads/opelousas/yellow cats......the bullhead/ mudcat/ polywog above has a TX record of around 5-6 lbs....with most averaging less than 2 lbs. When I was a kid, my grandfather made us throw all polywogs/mudcats up on the bank behind him.

[Tubby]

Blues




Ops

[Jaybo31]

Good ole bait snatchin pollywog!

[Tubby]

Blues & Ops




The OP's pic is a mud cat. Good for 2 things... One is pasture fertilizer and the other is making it a "turn-around" with a 2" shark hook on a throw line...

[bmac]

Muds for sure

[Smart]

The OP's pic is a mud cat...

OP meaning original poster....not to be confused with Op as in Opelousa....lol..

[rubydog]

Around Dulak Louisiana i always heard momma call them appoloosas, and yellow cats.


GILBERT

I guess you could call them a poor mans op or yellow cat. They would taste about as good as cat poop though.

[Tubby]

OP meaning original poster....not to be confused with Op as in Opelousa....lol..

LOL! yes, the ORIGINAL POSTER'S pic is not an OP but a MUD CAT!

[Osceola]

mudcat

[txcountryboy86]

Where I'm from yellow cats are also called flatheads or opelousas....

The fish in question looks like a mudcat/pollywog to me..

Knew your name was Smart for a reason!!! Yep that looks like a mudcat, flatheads or Opelousas, have a longer head and a sloped face i guess u would say ans they get huge mudcats dont

[Jaspro]

Where I'm from yellow cats are also called flatheads or opelousas....

The fish in question looks like a mudcat/pollywog to me..

I think that would be Texas as thats what I have always heard too.

[Texar]

Those make really good bait for throw lines if your hunting big Flatheads!!

[oktx]

Isnt it appaloosa, like the horse?