Not wanting to hijack here but I think this thread might be a good place to tell what I see in my pond when it comes to catching lmb. In my pond there is a good forage base of cnbg with some Res also. The lmb in my pond are hard to catch using artificial baits. These are Florida strain lmb from two different places but from the same fish supplier. Some were added as fingerlings and then the next two years they were added as yoy lmb. The fish are not or should not be hook shy because we have not caught and released enough to cause them to become hook shy. So, I am now entertaining the idea of adding northern genes to the pond. My original goal was for trophy lmb and that is still in the plans with three generations of Florida's in the pond. But, I also want a place where someone can catch a lmb when they go fishing at my place. I think dense populations of cnbg have also contributed to the lmb being harder to catch.
