Hi Bob.

We put 35 smallmouth bass in a pond last spring. They were 6-13 inches long. Just by chance, we sampled that pond yesterday. The largest smallmouth bass that we saw was 16 inches long.

We were able to seine quite a few of this year's smallmouth bass. They were about 25-30 mm long. I'd guess that perhaps your spawning time might be somewhat similar to ours??

So, I'd expect that your smallmouth bass should be plenty big enough to spawn this year, based on stocking 10-inchers a couple of years back. You might try looking for the little ones?

Dave

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From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.