Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations CC or Bullhead?

Finally started catching some catfish. Turns out they were up in the shallow end where all the little BG and new feeder is. Was trying to catch some BG to measure and caught these.

Question-don't these look more like bullheads than CC? Could their golden brown color be influenced by the pond color? I only stocked CC in a new pond in Sept '07 and there is no source of water other than springs. I caught 2 CC last year and they were classic silver and white colored.

On another note I kept a 16" 2lb LMB to eat as he swallowed a baited hook i was BG fishing with. I haven't eaten a bass in 20 years probably. Broke my heart to keep it but it would have died. First LMB removed other than the 30, 10-11" I culled. Man was it good!