Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Changing top predator in a pond

I'm thrilled to see such a project, North40! In a lake that size, I wonder how many WE you would have to have in order to consider them the top predator. I think it would take an awful lot, but I'm interested to hear other thoughts on that.

I would definitely consider removing some NP, through selective harvest. If all seem to be in great condition, you probably don't need to remove any at this time, but keep tabs on it and remove any you do find that are inferior.

With the kind of cover you have, I wonder if getting more YP would be a good addition to a pond like this.

If you seem to have a solid population of BG, there's a good possibility you have at least a small population of LMB that are helping you manage them. Good chance they're few if you haven't caught any, but those few are probably doing really well.