Quick Answer. Timber conversion is the process of turning a log into a pile of usable planks or boards. When sewing up the log, several things are considered, including the size of the tapper because this determines how the log is cut to get the most out of the resulting timber.
Channel catfish spawn in late spring or early summer when water temperatures reach 75Â°F. Males select nest sites which are normally dark secluded areas such as cavities in drift piles, logs, undercut banks, rocks, cans, etc. A golden-yellow gelatinous egg mass is deposited in the bottom of the nest.
The length and dates of the spawn-. ing season vary from year to year. depending on the weather and area, but peak spawning time in Missis-. sippi usually occurs in May. Channel catfish are cavity spawners. and will spawn only in secluded, semi-dark areas. In natural waters. male catfish will build a nest in holes. in the banks, undercut banks, hollow. logs, log jams or rocks.