Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations catfish...do you?

They will grow faster on a "hotter" feed, but their bodies don't necessarily need it. The conversion rate drops to 1.3 to one, so fish-meal-based fish food is more efficient. Since channel catfish are omnivores, their digestive system can be pretty efficient. Whenever I want to harvest many catfish, we always do it with a seine. Feed them into a confined area for a few weeks, then lay off the feed for a few days, get the seine stacked on shore, touch off the feeder and here they come. Surround them, and catch a bunch.