Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Channel cats, friend or foe?

FWIW Jones' Swimming Pond Stocking recommendation (2007 catalog) is for:

FHM
GSH
LMB
HSB
RES
GC
and Bullfrog tads

They notably exclude BG/HBG, to reduce nibbling. (While I have seen reports on this, my family has not experiencing any nibbling from our BG or other fish. Sometimes scared Shiners will jump out of the water and into your head, but that's kinda neat.)

I did not see any mention of why no CC. We have lots of CC in our pond and have never encountered them while swimming. I think they're pretty shy.