Dukslayr
5 year old buck +
I used to do a ton of cat fishing. We have some outstanding blue and flathead cat fishing here in Missouri. Between the farm, work and two young boys I don’t get to fish nearly as much as I used to. A couple buddies and I got to set some limb lines and bank poles over the Memorial Day weekend and had a blast slaying the cats. We do a lot of fish fries for big groups, what are great, but I forgot how good we’ll trimmed smoked catfish filets are. Properly cleaning and trimming is always the key to any fish, but particularly important with catfish. If you haven’t tried smoked catfish before I highly recommend it. Use the seasonings of your choice, maybe a slice or two if citrus if that’s your thing, and smoke at 225-250 until flakey (45min to 1.5 hours depending on thickness). I toss a little slice of homemade compound butter on them midway through smoking.