Catfish are a very diverse group of bony fish. Extant catfish species live in inland or coastal waters of every continent except Antarctica. Catfish are most diverse in tropical South America, Africa, and Asia More than half of all catfish species live in the Americas. Catfish have been widely caught and farmed for food for hundreds of years in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Catfish is high in Vitamin D. Farm-raised catfish contains low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and a much higher proportion of omega-6 fatty acids.
Catfish are hard to handle. Their beady eyes and wide mouth make them less than lovely to look at Catfish are plentiful. They can be found in every part of the world. They come in a wide variety of types that can live under most any conditions. Many grow to huge sizes and they are fun to catch. No wonder they are such a popular fish.
Putting out hooks at night has always been a popular way to catch cats in the southeast U.S. Trot lines, bank hooks, jugs, limb hooks and set poles are different ways. Catfish are easy to clean by skinning them. A pair of skinning pliers will allow you to clip off the back fin, hold the fish with two fingers under the belly around the two remaining fins and pull the skin off.

East coast has abundant cat fish. Its easy to catch them but sea cat fish are not tasty. Atleast for me