Channel catfish stocking:

[AndyS]

Does anyone find in necessary to stock Channel Catfish ?
How much time and money is spent on catfish ? I picked up the 2019 NJ Freshwater Fishing Digest and I see the state stocks a boat load of Channel Catfish, why ?

Not only does the state stock a trillion Walleye in the Delaware river every year I see they also stock Largemouth Bass. I thought the bass were only stocked in lakes ?

I see also the continuation of Northern Pike stocking on the Millstone river on top of the struggling American Shad population in there, that makes a lot of sense !

Tiger Muskellunge in Lake Musconetcong also !