I mainly manage my half-acre pond for large bluegill. I enjoy winter trout, and I think I managed to get an out-of-control channel catfish situation under control. I feed most everyday that the water is over about 40 degrees at the surface.
Late last summer I found that poachers stole most of my large mouth bass that were over 10-11 inches. I've got lots of 4-7 inch LMB right now, and I put in 22 channel cats last week that are between about 12-18 inches.
Should I just let the smaller bass grow, or should I try and find some larger ones for the pond?
