Two posts ago I reported catching a large "catfish" that I thought at first could have been a RI record brown bullhead. I sent a load of photos to the state DEM for positive identification. I also sent the photos to the Carp Angler Group Forum where there are many catfish experts. Word from the state biologist was that he thought it was a white catfish. Word from the Forum was unanimous that it was a channel cat. So, from these replies we can definitely conclude that the fish in question was NOT a brown bullhead. The forked tail (see photo) was the clue that ruled out a bullhead and made this fish some type of catfish.
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