First catfish from our pond

czechsonofagun · May 31, 2007

This guy is from the batch I stocked the pond two years ago with. Have to say I am proud more as a farmer than as a fisherman. It is the result of feeding and aerating and taking care of them fishies

And yes, he went back to the pond to get bigger

dooleysm · May 31, 2007

Nice looking fish! I know the feeling, as I've pulled the first fish out of my pond this spring as well. This is also the first year we've had a garden and those first onions, lettuce, and radishes sure taste good as well!

sr160009 · May 31, 2007

It is a good feeling when you know you had a part in stocking and feeding the fish. Catching them is a lot of fun. Next year I will be renovating my pond and restocking, it is a lot of fun.

fishman · May 31, 2007

Looking good! Growing fish is a lot of fun, maybe more fun than catching them.

Robert_in_NY · May 31, 2007

Here is one of the first fish we put into our pond. She started out about 2 inches long and had 124 friends. Now there is around 60 of these left. The bass keep their population down but for some reason can't seem to eat these originals

EddieWalker · May 31, 2007

fishman said:
Looking good! Growing fish is a lot of fun, maybe more fun than catching them.

I agree with fishman 100%!!!!!!!!

It's almost all consuming figuring out what to do to increase the size and numbers of the fish in my ponds. Then there is nothing as exiting as seeing others catch those fish, especially the kids.

Eddie

czechsonofagun · Jun 1, 2007

Robert_in_NY said:
Here is one of the first fish we put into our pond. She started out about 2 inches long and had 124 friends. Now there is around 60 of these left. The bass keep their population down but for some reason can't seem to eat these originals

Now thats a nice fish with beautiful color.