Big-Pond,
I don't think that lack of Oxygen had anything to do with my fish loses and to that end with any of the catch and release loses. I really feel that the species of fish (ie. Blue Cats) just don't hold up as well as the Channel Cats.
On a related note, I would not spend my money again on stocking Blue Catfish in my pond. The reasons are simple, they were more exspensive than Channels from get go, less hardy, and from my experience do not grow any quickier than Channels. An additional reason is that they do compete with my LMB for minows, blue gill and other prey.
I know that the Blue Cat is one of your favorite fish, but from my point of view I really don't see their advantages.
