the only ponds I have found suckers in had large streams feeding the pond. I figure they strayed out of the stream into the pond. I remember one pond that had suckers and did not contain largemouth bass. Even in the absence of bass the suckers were few. I have heard stories about the infamous lake chubsucker but I have never sampled a lake or pond that was overrun with them. I have only personally seen two in my life. I have seen far more stoneroller and spotted suckers during my time sampling.

with the trend of catch and release running strong and the bass heavy populations that seem to result (at least around here) I wonder if lake chubsucker has met its match???