Hi all,
Sorry if I'm bringing up a topic that has been thoroughly discussed. I did a search and found some comments made concerning the topic, but didn't find a thread on it.
I have a couple of questions about this issue in my newly stocked catfish pond.
I stocked 200 channel cats Feb 04. They are now large enough to catch, but not large enough to harvest. I fished last Sat and caught 5 fish in about 5 minutes. They were fun to catch, and I thought about how much fun the kids would have catching these. If I allow the kids to catch and release, am I likely to make these catfish hook shy? Will I have problems 6 months from now trying to catch them when they're large enough to harvest? How good of a memory does a catfish have? Thanks for the info everyone.
Dusty
