Eel Tailed Catfish !

[mgillett]

We get the eel tailed catties here in Scone at Lake Glenbawn. Bloody smelly and awkward things to skin but don't go too bad on the bbq. Not sensational eating but I rarely throw them away.

[skid11]

That's interesting to hear. A fellow at work was telling me that he threads a stiff bit of wire (like a coat hanger) through the head and secures it to a tree branch or similar and pulls the skin off with a pair of pliers.!! He reakons the skin is so thick you could make a pair of boots out of it.

I think the taste of fresh water fish is a bit of an acquired thing. Apart from trout all the other stuff I've tried (perch & bass) is very muddy. Maybe I've tried the wrong type or need a good recipe.

[mgillett]

That was how we skinned the first couple. Bloody hard work for what you get!

I just cut a fillet each side of the fish these days and get a very sharp long bladed knife to cut the skin off when laid flat on a table. Much simpler and easier method. Don't even have to gut the thing.

[skid11]

Here's a photo of my son at Wivenhoe Dam Queensland Australia just last week on our camping trip........with his first Eel Tailed Catfish. Good fun to catch but poor eating apparently.