Sean,
I never have seen the BG or RES in the shallows. I have seen the BG hitting the pellets during feeding time (and I've caught a bunch). The only 2 RES I've seen were caught on live earthworms. But, I know they are there and growing. The only thing I've seen in the shallows are minnows and recently introduced LMB (chasing minnows ).
RES are more inclined to eat bugs, snails, and other parasites than pellets. I've read some RES have been trained in tanks to eat pelletized food, but that is not common. I'm sure your pond has plenty of natural occurring nutrition for your fish to eat as well as phytoplankton.
Last edited by stickem'; 06/28/15 08:54 PM.
