In my opinion PS are great pond fish. They will still manage to get to "eat'n size" but will take longer than BG, and they will rarely overpopulate in a pond already stocked with BG. In fact, in a BG heavy pond, you may have to restock them from time to time.

I catch some of the most amazing looking PS in the cold water rivers in the Missouri Ozarks. They tend to be pretty small, but the colors are incredible. They are a blast to catch on a flyrod.


12 ac pond in NW Missouri. 28' max depth at full pool. Fish Present: LMB, BG, RES, YP, CC, WB, HSB, WE, BCP, WCP, GSH.