Bill,
Thanks for the quick-draw on your reply. You beat my follow-up post while I was still typing more information.
The ponds will have to serve for both "catch & release" and eating. I swear my son could eat at least a half pound of grilled salmon by the time he was three years old. I am sure my family could eat way more fish than the ponds could provide.
My hope is to manage for the best "catch & release" fishing, and we will eat whatever is required for managing a certain size or species (plus hooking mortalities).
My kids love to fish. They also have cousins that love to fish, and they even have second cousins that they see for outdoor recreation. I suspect I need one pond that can handle a lot of fishing pressure.
P.S. I forgot to add that our home is 45 minutes away from the farm.
