Spawning catfish do not need a man-made cavity structure for lying & hatching their eggs. I have seen where channel catfish (CC) will actually "dig" into the pond side wall and create a shallow cave cavity for laying eggs.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/22/19 08:28 PM.

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