. .... another question that is totally unrelated we have 2 ponds one of which has BC and 1.5 years ago we stocked 100 CC in each they were about 5in average length we feed these ponds daily hoping to see a catfish but nothing but bluegill. never in my life have i had trouble getting CC to eat floating food, i was thinking maybe the bass in these ponds hit them hard but theres really not any bass that i know of in these two ponds IMO that could eat a 5inch catfish.
How long has the pond had LMB in it? If more than 18 mths post LMB stocking it could have lots of adult LMB that could eat 5 in CC.
IMO it is wise to habituate newly stocked fish if they are going into a pond with existing adult fish.
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