"dsi1" > wrote in message news:83538062-6d0a-48e9-acbb-

I wouldn't want to go swimming in most US rivers either. The only thing I
know is that it doesn't have that bottom-feeding, scummy, taste that catfish
has. Catfish meat is great stuff except for the taste. The second only thing
that I know is that it hasn't killed me yet. That's good eats in my book.
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A catfish is what put me off a lot of river fish. we used to fish for them
just about every night in the Sacramento River using clams for bait, caught
a fairly large one one evening and when it was cut open to clean, it was the
worst smelling thing I had ever smelled up to that point, absolutely
nauseating smell that I hope never to smell again. No more catfish for me,
and many other fish types too. DH is a fisherman so he eats all of his
catches, not me.

Cheri