Originally Posted By: Rainman
Jeff, I'd suggest you let the YP do their thing till they spawn. The yoy YP will be your main food for those smallies next year. Those SMB will have grown a LOT, munching on all the FHM and GSH. (I'm positive the GSH established and most, if not all YP made it). You have a boat load of natural forage, and lots of YP prefer eating pellets once they've sunk.


Going to be fun watching things unfold. I'm sure hoping they are doing well. They are sure good at being invisible. I'll have branches out in February.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023