I hope someone out there knows because we have a catfish pond and love it fried! I know if you soak it over night in salted water it will get rid of the earthy taste.
Other than that I am planning to try Mrs. Dash Lemon pepper.

There are a bunch of delicious sounding catfish recipes here...

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/seafood/fish/catfish/

Catfish is said to have a "muddy" taste...no wonder thats where they live. A one hour + soak in buttermilk will neutalize this. Dry filets, dust with seasoned flour and saute in a T of evoo on each side for 2 minutes and finish in a 400 degree oven for 5 minutes or until fish easily flakes with a fork. Change up the seasoning to you liking Lemon Pepper, Ginger/Mirin, Italian Herb.......the choices are endless.

I fry mine...just a spritz of seasoned EVOO, some nice spicy rub...yum!

smoke it sarge!!!
use a mild wood though..and not for very long!!
I used to smoke spoonbill...tasted like pork tenderloin

but I gotta ask sarge...why not fry it??
I eat fried foods...a lot...remember this surgery...if you had rny..is malabsorbtive..so enjoy once in awhile lol...unless of course your not supposed to for other reasons...use a healthy oil...like a EXTRA LIGHT olive oil..or rapeseed oil..low in trans fats and actually healthy in a lot of ways.....the only time I use peanut oil is when I fry a whole turkey

Thanks for the ideas. Flathead are preditors they don't have the muddy taste. The meat is white instead of the pinkish grey. They don't have as strong a flaovr as channel cat.
I'll try some of these!

Sweden, I had an RNY, I suppose I can have fried once in a while. Thanks