Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain bass vs. bream help!

Partial answer, some info towards finding small LMB.

I'm now in my second (slight possibility third) year of having an LMB spawn. To date, this year and last, I have only seen small (3" - 6") LMB fingerlings as a result of 1) seining (which doesn't get many - I think little LMB are sneakier/faster than little bream) or 2) fishing with worms for BG. Using the latter method, I have found them from in the weeds at the shore (have caught two little LMB on bad casts that should have only snagged weeds) to about 4' deep (right on the bottom).

After the LMB fingerlings get to 7"-8", I start catching them the same ways/places I would larger, adult bass.