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![Catfish ponds in Arkansas - Ponds vary in size from a few acres to forty acresand are stocked with 1000 to 1600 fingerling catfish per acre fizh1905.jpg Catfish ponds in Arkansas - Ponds vary in size from a few acres to forty acresand are stocked with 1000 to 1600 fingerling catfish per acre](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_fizh1905.jpg?itok=eKCaw_HZ)
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Catfish ponds in Arkansas - Ponds vary in size from a few acres to forty acresand are stocked with 1000 to 1600 fingerling catfish per acre. Catfish are feda special diet for a year or more until reaching the popular market size of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds. (Image credit: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)