Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations reproducing catfish

Good question, Brian.

I stocked a hundred CC four years ago and the ones I have caught this year ranged from 16" (not much over a pound) to 26" (4+ lbs, I would guess). My assumption is that my smaller CC are slow growers, based on the lack of observation/catch of fingerling-sized CC since the original stockers and the relatively thin condition they have. But given that my pond, like yours, has possible catfish spawning structures in it, I really don't know for sure.

Perhaps I'll have to wait and see if any CC remain after I've taken a hundred or so out - that may be a few years.

How did the condition of the small BC compare with the big ones? Skinny or robust?