There is a huge bloom of BG in that pond from 1/2 in to 1.5in in length and it is very difficult catch BG that small for fishing but I did manage two but was broke off by two that were the size I wanted to catch. The roughly 1.5" BG I was using were near the lower limit of what is considered consumable (10% proportionate length). I was unable to catch BG at the optimum length. That segment of the population is not very numerous right now.
Do you have a throw net?
I am not very good with mine because I use it so rarely. However, it is fun to watch people bring in the fish when they are good with it. A few throws might get you a big haul of BG, including some in the size range you want.
