I have about a 2.5 acre lake at my house that is probably 50+ years old but I had it redone about 15yrs ago (it was never completely dry though).
I have a tone of little bass (too many) and big bluegill but have never tried to catch a catfish until last weekend. I took my daughter and her friend and we fished about an hour.
her friend caught 2 cat. (im not good and what kind of cat but I think channel) both were in the 10lb range. I was blown away, but we didn't get another bite.
I was told that if the fish have just been in there for 15 or more years that the population could be dying out and I may be left with just a few big cat that don't produce anymore.
could that be the case???
doesn't sound right, if that's the case how has the species sustained itself with out mans help. looks like as long as the pond is some what healthy the population would remain. but what do I know.
anybody got any feed back on this?
thanks for the help.