Jamie, like you I do not see my HSB very often. My first stocking was in fall of 15, these were in the 7" size. I did a survey and found a few in the 12" size this past March but due to low numbers, I restocked this spring. I am not positive what caused the reduced numbers but I suspect the cormorants did a number on them. Now even after restocking the HSB at 3 times the number u mention, I continue to see few at the feeder and have not seen any cormorants at the pond since the restocking. Latter stocking seams to be the path I will be taking in the future, based on my past experiences with the HSB.
As far as the RES, I stocked 1850 in the same size pond as u. I stocked in the fall of 14 and again in February of 15. I have caught a few but they are harder to find and catch when comparing them to cnbg.
Tracy
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