I wonder how CC manage to reproduce successfully in our local lakes and rivers? All sizes in abundance there.
Different habitat and predator density between private ponds and lakes/rivers. There is most likely more cover for the fish to hide in also.
Probably. The upper White River that feeds Lake Sequoyah and Beaver Reservoir is full of log jams and large boulders, and the upper reaches of the lakes are recipients of all the logs and trees washing down. Catfish are fairly dominant in these habitats; abundant CC, Blue Catfish and Flatheads.
