Is this a Yellow Bullhead?

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Giuga10
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Is this a Yellow Bullhead?
<p>HI, I <span style="font-size: 12px">caught this guy on a worm at a local pond. Is he a Yellow Bullhead </span>or a different type of Cat?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/zEode.jpg" style="height: 403px; width: 537px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/PxR6L.jpg" style="height: 403px; width: 537px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/KH5kD.jpg" style="height: 403px; width: 537px;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It was caught in Ontario (markham to be exact).</p> <p>Hes my #10 on my lifelist no matter what but I hope it&#39;s a Yellow as they arent as common as browns in my area.</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Giuga10</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
DavidG
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Looks like it to me but I'm
Looks like it to me but I'm looking from my phone screen so the chin barbels are hard to see. Yellow bullheads have white chin barbels...

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Deftik
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I'm conflicted, its body

I'm conflicted, its body looks like a yellow but the chin barbels are a little darkened which leads me to Brown. Bullheads are my achilles heal though, if you want good IDs take pics of whiskers/tail, but I'm sure someone here knows for sure.

Ken
I saw a larger picture on the

I saw a larger picture on the other website where the picture was posted and cropped this out.

 

 

Looks like brown barbels unless the barbels got really muddy.

Dr Flathead
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I'd say its a brown.  The

I'd say its a brown.  The tail shape is way off too.  Yellows have that round look to the tail fin.

Giuga10
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Thanks

Thanks everyone for the help!

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